Meaning of the nameFederico

Federico is a masculine name of Germanic origin, the Spanish and Italian form of Frederico, whose elements mean 'peace' and 'ruler'.

Meaning

“peaceful ruler (meaning of the Germanic name it derives from)”

Source: Wiktionary: Federico · Behind the Name: Frederick

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People (2022): 1,144
Rank in Brazil: #7,558
Median age: 38 years
2010 Census: 932; people

Federico in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Federico, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (320 people).

0 women 1,140 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 Federico is most common

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

Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	226	0.001%
Minas Gerais	183	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	99	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	78	0.001%
Goiás	71	0.001%
Bahia	69	0.001%
Santa Catarina	54	0.001%
Ceará	40	0.001%
Paraná	39	0.000%
Pará	38	0.001%
Maranhão	28	0.000%
Espírito Santo	28	0.001%
Amazonas	25	0.001%
Pernambuco	24	0.000%
Distrito Federal	24	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	23	0.001%
Mato Grosso	18	0.001%

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

About the name Federico

In Spanish, Federico comes from Medieval Latin Frederīcus, a variant of Friderīcus, from a reconstructed Frankish form *Friþurīk, which Wiktionary glosses as 'peaceful ruler'; in Italian, it comes from Medieval Latin Friderīcus. Behind the Name gives it as the Spanish and Italian form of Frederick and, for that name, lists the Germanic elements fridu ('peace') and rih ('ruler, king'). The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,144 people named Federico, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Wiktionary: Federico · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Federico · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Frederick · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Federico

What does the name Federico mean?

Federico means “peaceful ruler (meaning of the Germanic name it derives from)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Federico in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,144 people with the first name Federico, which ranks it number 7,558 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Federico is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,140 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Federico?

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

In which Brazilian state is Federico most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Federico (183 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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