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Meaning of the nameJulita

Julita is a feminine name that Behind the Name records as the Polish form of Julitta, a diminutive of Júlia, a name derived from Latin Julius, of uncertain origin.

Meaning

The meaning of Julita 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)
3,415
Rank in Brazil
#3,559
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
4,837
people

Julita in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Julita, 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 (842 people).

3,394 women 21 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 Julita is most common

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

  1. Bahia 0.004%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  4. Paraíba 0.003%
  5. Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia5990.004%
São Paulo4340.001%
Rio Grande do Sul4120.004%
Minas Gerais3420.002%
Santa Catarina3130.004%
Paraná1850.002%
Rio de Janeiro1540.001%
Pernambuco1440.002%
Paraíba1180.003%
Rio Grande do Norte1000.003%
Espírito Santo930.002%
Ceará760.001%
Mato Grosso650.002%
Alagoas590.002%
Piauí560.002%
Goiás510.001%
Pará400.001%
Distrito Federal370.001%
Maranhão330.001%
Sergipe240.001%
Amazonas230.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul210.001%
Rondônia190.001%

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

About the name Julita

Behind the Name treats Julita as the Polish form of Julitta, which is a diminutive of Julia, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius. The origin of Julius is uncertain: the same source cites Greek ioulos, 'downy-bearded', as one possibility and a connection with Jupiter as another. For that reason the meaning of Julita cannot be given with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,415 people named Julita, almost always women and mostly born before 1960. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Julita · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Julitta · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Julia · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Julius · behindthename.com · origin
  5. Wiktionary: Julita · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Julita

What does the name Julita mean?

The meaning of Julita 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 Julita in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,415 people with the first name Julita, which ranks it number 3,559 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Julita a boy's or a girl's name?

Julita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,394 women and 21 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Julita?

Julita is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Julita most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Julita (599 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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