Meaning of the nameGina
- Female
- Gi-na
Gina is a female name that Behind the Name describes as a short form of names ending in -gina, such as Regina and Georgina.
Meaning
The meaning of Gina 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)
- 4,160
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,118
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,702
- people
Gina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,264 people).
4,141 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 Gina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,017 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 527 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 409 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 261 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 209 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 186 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 172 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 154 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 140 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 132 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 115 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 111 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 110 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 71 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 70 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gina
Behind the Name treats Gina as a short form of Georgina, Regina, Luigina and other names ending in -gina, and also as a diminutive of Virginia or Eugenia. Because there are several possible bases, the meaning of Gina itself is not single. Wiktionary records Gina as a female proper name in English, Italian, German and other languages, but not in Portuguese. It is almost always a female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,160 people named Gina, with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Gina · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Gina · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Behind the Name: Regina · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gina
What does the name Gina mean?
The meaning of Gina 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 Gina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,160 people with the first name Gina, which ranks it number 3,118 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gina a boy's or a girl's name?
Gina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,141 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gina most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Gina (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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