Meaning of the nameEsmerinda
- Female
- Es-me-rin-da
Esmerinda is a female name of origin not known for certain, with a first record before 1930 in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 852 people named Esmerinda, the 9,237th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Esmerinda 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)
- 852
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,237
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,211
- people
Esmerinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Esmerinda, 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 (197 people).
851 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 Esmerinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Esmerinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 208 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 114 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Esmerinda
The origin of Esmerinda is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for the name, with no spelling variants, and gives a date before 1930 as its first record. The relationship to Esmeralda, a similar name, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 852 people named Esmerinda, almost always women and mostly born before 1970; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Esmerinda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Esmerinda
What does the name Esmerinda mean?
The meaning of Esmerinda 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 Esmerinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 852 people with the first name Esmerinda, which ranks it number 9,237 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Esmerinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Esmerinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 851 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Esmerinda most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Esmerinda (114 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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