Meaning of the nameIta
- Unisex
- Tupi origin
- I-ta
Ita is a name of Old Tupi origin meaning 'stone', according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, which cites Nascentes.
- People (2022)
- 1,128
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,626
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,214
- people
Ita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (184 people).
903 women 225 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 Ita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 164 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 109 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ita
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ita as a feminine name from Old Tupi i'ta, 'stone', following Nascentes's etymological dictionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,128 people named Ita, with a median age of 55, and it is almost always a feminine name; most were born before 1980. The dictionary lists Hita and Itha as spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ita · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Ita
What does the name Ita mean?
Ita means “stone”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Ita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,128 people with the first name Ita, which ranks it number 7,626 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Ita a boy's or a girl's name?
Ita is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 903 women and 225 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ita?
Ita is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Ita (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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