Meaning of the nameEstelina
- Female
- Es-te-li-na
Estelina is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ina, with the most records among people born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Estelina is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,713
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,155
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,698
- people
Estelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Estelina, 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 (656 people).
2,694 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 Estelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Estelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 477 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 450 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 450 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 161 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 113 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 107 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 104 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 91 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 40 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Estelina
The origin of the spelling Estelina is uncertain. Estela, a name with a similar spelling, is listed by Behind the Name as the Portuguese form of Estelle, from Old French, which comes from the Latin stella, 'star'. The ending -ina is described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as the feminine element of the Latin diminutive suffix -ina, in names such as Francelina and Marilina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,713 people named Estelina, with a median age of 67. The records are almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Estelle · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ina) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Estelina
What does the name Estelina mean?
The meaning of Estelina is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Estelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,713 people with the first name Estelina, which ranks it number 4,155 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Estelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Estelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,694 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Estelina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Estelina (450 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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