Meaning of the nameGastão
- Male
- Gas-tão
Gastão is a male name used in Brazil, with Gastón as a Galician variant; the origin of the name in Portuguese is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gastão 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)
- 1,210
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,267
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,727
- people
Gastão in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gastão, 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 (328 people).
0 women 1,207 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 Gastão is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gastão in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 243 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 215 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 164 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 132 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 97 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 48 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gastão
The origin of the name Gastão in Portuguese is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Gastón as a Galician variant. Behind the Name gives Gaston as a French name, with the forms Gastone in Italian and Gastón in Spanish, and Wiktionary gives the origin of Gaston as debated, possibly from Germanic gast, 'guest'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,210 people named Gastão, with a median age of 65. It is almost always a male name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gastão · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Behind the Name: Gaston · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Gaston · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Gastão
What does the name Gastão mean?
The meaning of Gastão 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 Gastão in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,210 people with the first name Gastão, which ranks it number 7,267 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Gastão a boy's or a girl's name?
Gastão is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,207 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gastão most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gastão (215 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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