Meaning of the nameLenita
- Female
- Le-ni-ta
Lenita is a feminine name of uncertain origin in Brazil, with most of its records among people born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Lenita is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 9,585
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,773
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,130
- people
Lenita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lenita, 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 (2,463 people).
9,556 women 29 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 Lenita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lenita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.010%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Paraná 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,136 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,296 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 890 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 738 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 735 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 693 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 375 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 326 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 298 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 294 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 242 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 218 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 173 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 145 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 122 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 119 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 117 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 110 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 103 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 101 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 91 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 69 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 68 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lenita
The origin of Lenita in Brazil is uncertain. The name also exists in Finnish, where Wiktionary explains it as a variant of Leena, perhaps through a Spanish- or Italian-style diminutive, or as a blend of Leena and Anita; the relationship of that form to the Brazilian use is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,585 people named Lenita, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always female and is proportionally most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lenita · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Lenita
What does the name Lenita mean?
The meaning of Lenita is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Lenita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,585 people with the first name Lenita, which ranks it number 1,773 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lenita a boy's or a girl's name?
Lenita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,556 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lenita most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.010% of the state's population is named Lenita (738 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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