Meaning of the nameGutenberg

Male
Germanic origin
Gu-ten-berg

Gutenberg is a male name of German origin, coming from a surname of toponymic origin; its meaning as a given name is not known for certain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,717 people named Gutenberg, the 5,691st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Meaning

The meaning of Gutenberg 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): 1,717
Rank in Brazil: #5,691
Median age: 38 years
2010 Census: 2,021; people

Gutenberg in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gutenberg, 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 (471 people).

0 women 1,711 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 Gutenberg is most common

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

Paraíba 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.002%
Bahia 0.001%
Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
Ceará 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	226	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	200	0.001%
Pernambuco	188	0.002%
Bahia	184	0.001%
Minas Gerais	132	0.001%
Paraíba	102	0.003%
Ceará	100	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	82	0.003%
Maranhão	69	0.001%
Goiás	58	0.001%
Pará	57	0.001%
Amazonas	52	0.001%
Alagoas	42	0.001%
Paraná	31	0.000%
Espírito Santo	28	0.001%
Mato Grosso	26	0.001%
Piauí	25	0.001%
Distrito Federal	24	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	19	0.001%
Tocantins	17	0.001%

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

About the name Gutenberg

Wiktionary records Gutenberg as a German surname of toponymic origin, linked to place names in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. The page analyzes the name in German as gut, the linking element -en- and Berg, and notes that this etymology is incomplete. As a given name in Brazil, its meaning is not known for certain. Almost always male, it is most frequent among people born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,717 people named Gutenberg, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Sources

Wiktionary: Gutenberg · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Gutenberg

What does the name Gutenberg mean?

The meaning of Gutenberg 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 Gutenberg in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,717 people with the first name Gutenberg, which ranks it number 5,691 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Gutenberg is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,711 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Gutenberg?

Gutenberg is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gutenberg most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Gutenberg (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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