Meaning of the nameHeloísa

Female
Germanic origin
He-lo-í-sa

Heloísa is a feminine name, a borrowing from the French Héloïse, which Behind the Name probably links to the Germanic Helewidis, from 'healthy' and 'wide'.

Meaning

“probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and 'wide'”

Source: Behind the Name: Eloise

People (2022): 170,479
Rank in Brazil: #196
Median age: 8 years
2010 Census: 59,261; people

Heloísa in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Heloísa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (65,434 people).

169,602 women 877 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 Heloísa is most common

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

São Paulo 0.130%
Paraná 0.119%
Santa Catarina 0.114%
Goiás 0.109%
Mato Grosso 0.105%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	57,773	0.130%
Minas Gerais	14,439	0.070%
Paraná	13,588	0.119%
Rio de Janeiro	10,752	0.067%
Bahia	9,333	0.066%
Santa Catarina	8,689	0.114%
Goiás	7,715	0.109%
Rio Grande do Sul	6,473	0.060%
Pernambuco	5,573	0.062%
Pará	4,138	0.051%
Mato Grosso	3,825	0.105%
Maranhão	3,357	0.050%
Espírito Santo	2,960	0.077%
Ceará	2,933	0.033%
Distrito Federal	2,901	0.103%
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,808	0.102%
Paraíba	2,106	0.053%
Amazonas	2,046	0.052%
Tocantins	1,541	0.102%
Rondônia	1,387	0.088%
Piauí	1,385	0.042%
Alagoas	1,329	0.043%
Rio Grande do Norte	1,282	0.039%
Sergipe	1,182	0.054%
Acre	376	0.045%
Amapá	315	0.043%
Roraima	273	0.043%

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

About the name Heloísa

Wiktionary records Heloísa as a borrowing from the French Héloïse. Behind the Name says that Héloïse, an Old French name, probably comes from the Germanic Helewidis, from heil, 'healthy, whole', and wit, 'wide', and lists Heloísa and Eloísa as Portuguese forms; the name is sometimes associated with Louise, but with no etymological link. Almost always feminine, Heloísa grew greatly from the 2000s on and was most often given to people born in the 2010s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 170,479 people named Heloísa, with a median age of 8; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

It keeps the initial h of the French form; the accent on the i marks the hiatus.

Other spellings of Heloísa

Spelling	People (2022)
Heloísa	170,479
Eloísa	107,617

Sources

Wiktionary: Heloísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Eloise · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Eloísa · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heloisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Heloísa

What does the name Heloísa mean?

Heloísa means “probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and 'wide'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Heloísa in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 170,479 people with the first name Heloísa, which ranks it number 196 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Heloísa a boy's or a girl's name?

Heloísa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 169,602 women and 877 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Heloísa?

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

In which Brazilian state is Heloísa most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.130% of the state's population is named Heloísa (57,773 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Heloísa?

Eloísa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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