Meaning of the nameGardênia
- Female
- Gar-dê-ni-a
Gardênia is a feminine name that comes from the flower of the same name, whose scientific name honors a Scottish botanist of the eighteenth century.
- People (2022)
- 6,638
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,246
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,640
- people
Gardênia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gardênia, 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 (2,708 people).
6,614 women 24 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 Gardênia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gardênia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 1,236 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 1,002 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 735 | 0.023% |
| Bahia | 553 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 456 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 353 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 336 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 324 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 274 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 234 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 187 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 146 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 138 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 122 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 77 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 76 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 56 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 48 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gardênia
Gardênia is the Portuguese name of a flower. According to Wiktionary, the genus Gardenia was named from the surname of a Scottish physician and botanist of the eighteenth century, plus the suffix -ia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,638 people named Gardenia, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Wiktionary: gardênia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Gardenia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Priberam: gardênia · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
Questions about the name Gardênia
What does the name Gardênia mean?
Gardênia means “gardênia, the name of a flower”, according to Wiktionary and Priberam.
How many people are named Gardênia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,638 people with the first name Gardênia, which ranks it number 2,246 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gardênia a boy's or a girl's name?
Gardênia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,614 women and 24 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gardênia most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.023% of the state's population is named Gardênia (735 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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