Meaning of the nameEduarda

Female
Germanic origin
E-du-ar-da

Eduarda is a feminine name of Germanic origin, the feminine form of Eduardo, from Old English Ēadweard, which means 'wealthy guard'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Eduardo, 'wealthy guard'”

Source: Behind the Name: Eduarda · Behind the Name: Edward

People (2022): 181,846
Rank in Brazil: #183
Median age: 16 years
2010 Census: 152,299; people

Eduarda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Eduarda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (90,056 people).

180,295 women 1,551 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Eduarda is most common

States with the highest share of people named Eduarda in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	32,474	0.073%
Rio Grande do Sul	27,662	0.254%
Minas Gerais	16,369	0.080%
Rio de Janeiro	13,891	0.087%
Paraná	13,291	0.116%
Santa Catarina	12,266	0.161%
Bahia	9,009	0.064%
Pernambuco	8,056	0.089%
Pará	6,495	0.080%
Goiás	6,477	0.092%
Espírito Santo	4,036	0.105%
Mato Grosso	3,424	0.094%
Ceará	3,310	0.038%
Maranhão	3,106	0.046%
Amazonas	2,993	0.076%
Distrito Federal	2,762	0.098%
Alagoas	2,676	0.086%
Paraíba	2,562	0.065%
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,538	0.092%
Rio Grande do Norte	1,660	0.050%
Rondônia	1,466	0.093%
Sergipe	1,329	0.060%
Tocantins	1,098	0.073%
Piauí	1,073	0.033%
Amapá	705	0.096%
Acre	591	0.071%
Roraima	527	0.083%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Eduarda

Behind the Name records Eduarda as the Portuguese feminine form of Edward, which in Portuguese is Eduardo; Wiktionary gives Eduardo as coming from Old English Ēadweard and as a doublet of Duarte. Behind the Name explains Ēadweard through ead, 'riches, fortune', and weard, 'guard', that is, 'wealthy guard'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 181,846 people named Eduarda, with a median age of 16 and the largest number born in the 2000s; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Behind the Name gives Duda as a diminutive.

Sources

Behind the Name: Eduarda · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Eduardo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Edward · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Eduarda

What does the name Eduarda mean?

Eduarda means “feminine form of Eduardo, 'wealthy guard'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Eduarda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 181,846 people with the first name Eduarda, which ranks it number 183 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Eduarda a boy's or a girl's name?

Eduarda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 180,295 women and 1,551 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Eduarda?

Eduarda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Eduarda most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.254% of the state's population is named Eduarda (27,662 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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