Meaning of the nameEstefanie
- Female
- Es-te-fa-ni-e
Estefanie is a female Brazilian name, whose spelling also appears as Estephanie, and it recalls Stephanie, a name of Greek origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,855 people named Estefanie, the 5,373rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 21, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Estefanie 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)
- 1,855
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,373
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,205
- people
Estefanie in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Estefanie, 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 (724 people).
1,842 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 Estefanie is most common
States with the highest share of people named Estefanie in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 591 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 291 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 202 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 119 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 79 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 39 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Estefanie
The origin of Estefanie as a spelling is not documented. Behind the Name lists Estéfani as a Brazilian form of Stephanie, the feminine of Stephen, from the Greek Στέφανος ('crown'), and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Estefani with many spelling variants, among them Estephani; no source links Estefanie and Estephanie to that name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,855 people named Estefanie and 1,346 named Estephanie; all were born from 1980 on and the name is almost always female.
The spelling with F is the most common in the group; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Other spellings of Estefanie
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Estefanie | 1,855 |
| Estephanie | 1,346 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Estefani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Stephanie · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Stephen · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Estefanie
What does the name Estefanie mean?
The meaning of Estefanie 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 Estefanie in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,855 people with the first name Estefanie, which ranks it number 5,373 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Estefanie a boy's or a girl's name?
Estefanie is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,842 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Estefanie most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Estefanie (291 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Estefanie?
Estephanie. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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