Meaning of the nameEnrico

Enrico is a male name of Italian origin, coming from the Latin Henricus and the Germanic Heimirich, 'ruler of the home'.

Meaning

“ruler of the home”

Source: Wiktionary: Enrico · Behind the Name: Henry

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People (2022): 16,713
Rank in Brazil: #1,195
Median age: 5 years
2010 Census: 3,876; people

Enrico in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Enrico, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (6,572 people).

126 women 16,587 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 Enrico is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	8,024	0.018%
Minas Gerais	1,421	0.007%
Paraná	1,090	0.010%
Rio de Janeiro	1,063	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,032	0.010%
Santa Catarina	714	0.009%
Bahia	506	0.004%
Espírito Santo	452	0.012%
Goiás	355	0.005%
Distrito Federal	258	0.009%
Pará	249	0.003%
Maranhão	176	0.003%
Pernambuco	163	0.002%
Ceará	156	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	148	0.005%
Mato Grosso	143	0.004%
Amazonas	139	0.004%
Piauí	105	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	91	0.003%
Paraíba	86	0.002%
Alagoas	83	0.003%
Tocantins	70	0.005%
Sergipe	54	0.002%
Amapá	43	0.006%
Rondônia	35	0.002%
Roraima	34	0.005%
Acre	23	0.003%

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

About the name Enrico

Enrico is the Italian form of Henrique. Wiktionary derives it from Latin Henricus, from an old Germanic name formed from 'home, house' and 'ruler', and Behind the Name translates the original name, Heimirich, as 'ruler of the home'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,713 people named Enrico, with a median age of 5. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. Henrico is the spelling that keeps the H of the Latin.

The Italian spelling, without the initial H. It is the most common spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Enrico

Spelling	People (2022)
Enrico	16,713
Henrico	8,694

Sources

Wiktionary: Enrico · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Enrico · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Henry · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Enrico · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Enrico

What does the name Enrico mean?

Enrico means “ruler of the home”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Enrico in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,713 people with the first name Enrico, which ranks it number 1,195 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Enrico is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 126 women and 16,587 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Enrico?

Enrico is a name of Italian and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Enrico most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.018% of the state's population is named Enrico (8,024 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Enrico?

Henrico. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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