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Meaning of the nameFirmina

Firmina is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Firminus, a name that Behind the Name relates to 'firm'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Firminus, 'firm'”

Source: Behind the Name: Firmin

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People (2022)
2,290
Rank in Brazil
#4,663
Median age
70 years
2010 Census
3,581
people

Firmina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Firmina, 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 (585 people).

2,279 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 Firmina is most common

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

  1. Piauí 0.005%
  2. Maranhão 0.004%
  3. Bahia 0.003%
  4. Pará 0.002%
  5. Goiás 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia3950.003%
São Paulo2980.001%
Maranhão2780.004%
Minas Gerais2570.001%
Piauí1660.005%
Pará1350.002%
Goiás1170.002%
Ceará1000.001%
Rio de Janeiro730.001%
Pernambuco510.001%
Mato Grosso510.001%
Paraná490.000%
Tocantins420.003%
Rio Grande do Sul390.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul310.001%
Paraíba290.001%
Distrito Federal290.001%
Espírito Santo280.001%
Rio Grande do Norte270.001%
Santa Catarina230.000%
Amazonas180.001%
Alagoas170.001%

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

About the name Firmina

Firmina is the feminine form of the Roman name Firminus, according to Behind the Name, which lists Firmino as the Portuguese masculine form and Fermina as the Spanish equivalent. In its entry for Firmin, the same site gives Firminus the meaning 'firm'; this is the meaning of the base, not of Firmina on its own. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,290 people named Firmina, with a median age of 70. The name is almost always female, and most of the records are of people born before 1960.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Firmina · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Firmin · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Firmina

What does the name Firmina mean?

Firmina means “feminine form of Firminus, 'firm'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Firmina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,290 people with the first name Firmina, which ranks it number 4,663 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Firmina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,279 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Firmina?

Firmina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Firmina most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Firmina (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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