Meaning of the nameGorete
- Female
- Go-re-te
Gorete is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born in the 1950s to 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Gorete 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)
- 4,769
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,829
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,890
- people
Gorete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gorete, 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 (1,539 people).
4,740 women 29 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 Gorete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gorete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 684 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 521 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 414 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 344 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 324 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 269 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 260 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 224 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 220 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 209 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 191 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 136 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 131 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 129 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 124 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 112 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 94 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 76 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gorete
The origin of Gorete is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the name without graphic variants. It is almost always female and peaked among people born in the 1960s; among people born from 2000 on, the 2022 Census hardly records it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,769 people named Gorete, with a median age of 50; proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gorete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gorete
What does the name Gorete mean?
The meaning of Gorete 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 Gorete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,769 people with the first name Gorete, which ranks it number 2,829 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gorete a boy's or a girl's name?
Gorete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,740 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gorete most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Gorete (521 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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