Meaning of the nameHeloiza
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- He-lo-i-za
Heloiza is a spelling of the name Eloiza, which means “probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and 'wide'”.
Meaning
“probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and 'wide'”
Meaning of the name Eloiza, of which Heloiza is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Eloise
- People (2022)
- 10,992
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,600
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,281
- people
Heloiza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heloiza, 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 (3,824 people).
10,937 women 55 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 Heloiza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heloiza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.011%
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Paraná 0.009%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Goiás 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,745 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,090 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 1,017 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 815 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 540 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 523 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 503 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 495 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 398 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 388 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 351 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 347 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 246 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 211 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 181 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 167 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 164 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 150 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 136 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 125 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 95 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 79 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 77 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 34 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 33 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heloiza
It keeps the initial H of Heloísa and of French Héloïse, but swaps the S for Z.
About the name Eloiza
Wiktionary records Eloiza as an old spelling of Eloísa, an alternative form of Heloísa, which is a borrowing from French Héloïse. According to Behind the Name, Héloïse probably comes from Germanic Helewidis, from heil, 'healthy, whole', and wit, 'wide'; the same source says the association with Louise has no etymological basis. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Eloiza and Heloiza among the spelling variants of Heloisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,039 people named Eloiza, with a median age of 12. Both spellings are almost always female, grew a great deal among women born from the 2000s on and, proportionally, are most common in Mato Grosso.
Other spellings of Eloiza
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eloiza | 18,039 |
| Heloiza | 10,992 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eloiza · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Eloísa · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Heloísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Eloise · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heloisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Heloiza
What does the name Heloiza mean?
Heloiza means “probably from a Germanic name with the elements 'healthy, whole' and 'wide'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Eloiza, of which Heloiza is a spelling.
How many people are named Heloiza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,992 people with the first name Heloiza, which ranks it number 1,600 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Heloiza a boy's or a girl's name?
Heloiza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,937 women and 55 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Heloiza?
Heloiza is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Heloiza most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.011% of the state's population is named Heloiza (398 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heloiza?
Eloiza. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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