Meaning of the nameEsmeraldina
- Female
- Es-me-ral-di-na
Esmeraldina is a Brazilian feminine name that recalls Esmeralda, a name linked to the gemstone and to Greek smaragdos, and ends in -ina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,091 people named Esmeraldina, the 4,953rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Esmeraldina is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,091
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,953
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,897
- people
Esmeraldina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Esmeraldina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (548 people).
2,081 women 0 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 Esmeraldina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Esmeraldina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 225 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 200 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 185 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 182 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 163 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 151 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 149 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 130 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 122 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 87 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Esmeraldina
The origin of Esmeraldina as a given name is not known for certain. It recalls Esmeralda, which Behind the Name relates to Spanish and Portuguese esmeralda, the stone, from Greek smaragdos. The ending -ina is, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), a Latin diminutive affix, found in Cristina and Regina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,091 people named Esmeraldina, with a median age of 66; proportionally, the name is most common in Paraíba. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born up to 1960.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Esmeralda · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Esmeralda · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Esmeraldina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Esmeraldina
What does the name Esmeraldina mean?
The meaning of Esmeraldina is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Esmeraldina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,091 people with the first name Esmeraldina, which ranks it number 4,953 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Esmeraldina a boy's or a girl's name?
Esmeraldina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,081 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Esmeraldina most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Esmeraldina (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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