Meaning of the nameIsolete
- Female
- I-so-le-te
Isolete is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ete and concentrated among people born in the 1950s to the 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,797 people named Isolete, the 4,084th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Isolete 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)
- 2,797
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,084
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,198
- people
Isolete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isolete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,016 people).
2,790 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 Isolete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isolete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.019%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Paraná 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 1,433 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 557 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 391 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 186 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Isolete
The origin of Isolete is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Izolete as a spelling variant. The ending -ete appears in several female names and is described in the Morfemário as an element coming from the French -ette, which in turn comes from the Latin diminutive -eta. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,797 people named Isolete, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Isolete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Isolete
What does the name Isolete mean?
The meaning of Isolete 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 Isolete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,797 people with the first name Isolete, which ranks it number 4,084 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Isolete a boy's or a girl's name?
Isolete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,790 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Isolete most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.019% of the state's population is named Isolete (1,433 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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