Meaning of the nameIslandia
- Female
- Is-lan-di-a
Islandia is a Brazilian feminine name that matches the unaccented spelling of the country Islândia (Iceland), with most records among women born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,081 people named Islandia, the 7,837th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Islandia 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)
- 1,081
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,837
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,220
- people
Islandia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Islandia, 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 (343 people).
1,072 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 Islandia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Islandia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 211 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 203 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 98 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Islandia
Islandia matches the unaccented spelling of the name of the country Islândia (Iceland), which in Wiktionary comes from New Latin Islandia and Old Norse Ísland. Its formation as a personal name is not documented, and its meaning as a name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,081 people named Islandia, with a median age of 35. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Islândia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Islandia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Islandia
What does the name Islandia mean?
The meaning of Islandia 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 Islandia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,081 people with the first name Islandia, which ranks it number 7,837 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Islandia a boy's or a girl's name?
Islandia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,072 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Islandia most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Islandia (203 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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