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Meaning of the nameGuilia

Guilia is a feminine name whose spelling resembles the Italian Giulia, but the exact origin of the spelling with Gui- is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,141 people named Guilia, the 7,567th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 15, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Meaning

The meaning of Guilia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,141
Rank in Brazil
#7,567
Median age
15 years
2010 Census
913
people

Guilia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Guilia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (474 people).

1,135 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 Guilia is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo4470.001%
Rio de Janeiro2260.001%
Minas Gerais1000.001%
Bahia820.001%
Paraná420.000%
Santa Catarina340.000%
Rio Grande do Sul320.000%
Goiás250.000%
Distrito Federal250.001%
Pernambuco210.000%
Pará200.000%
Espírito Santo180.001%
Ceará160.000%

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

About the name Guilia

Guilia resembles Giulia, the Italian form of the Latin name Iulia, and the two differ in the order of the letters u and i. The origin of the spelling Guilia is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,141 people named Guilia, with a median age of 15, all born from the 1990s onward, and almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Giulia (entrada em Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  2. Behind the Name: Giulia · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Guilia

What does the name Guilia mean?

The meaning of Guilia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Guilia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,141 people with the first name Guilia, which ranks it number 7,567 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Guilia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,135 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Guilia most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Guilia (226 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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