Meaning of the nameMargarida
- Female
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- Mar-ga-ri-da
Margarida is a female name that comes from the Latin margarita and the Greek margarítēs, 'pearl', and is also the name of the flower.
Meaning
“pearl”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Margarida · Behind the Name: Margarida · Behind the Name: Margaret
- People (2022)
- 87,198
- Rank in Brazil
- #356
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 115,031
- people
Margarida in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Margarida, 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 (25,247 people).
86,801 women 397 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 Margarida is most common
States with the highest share of people named Margarida in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.075%
- Pernambuco 0.074%
- Paraíba 0.072%
- Alagoas 0.065%
- Minas Gerais 0.057%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 17,617 | 0.040% |
| Minas Gerais | 11,776 | 0.057% |
| Bahia | 6,961 | 0.049% |
| Pernambuco | 6,676 | 0.074% |
| Ceará | 6,607 | 0.075% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,592 | 0.041% |
| Paraná | 4,462 | 0.039% |
| Paraíba | 2,863 | 0.072% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,551 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,480 | 0.033% |
| Goiás | 2,111 | 0.030% |
| Alagoas | 2,020 | 0.065% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,889 | 0.057% |
| Pará | 1,812 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,747 | 0.046% |
| Maranhão | 1,719 | 0.025% |
| Piauí | 1,277 | 0.039% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,174 | 0.043% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,116 | 0.031% |
| Distrito Federal | 902 | 0.032% |
| Amazonas | 833 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 606 | 0.027% |
| Rondônia | 529 | 0.034% |
| Tocantins | 405 | 0.027% |
| Acre | 267 | 0.032% |
| Amapá | 110 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 96 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Margarida
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), traces Margarida to the Latin margarita and the Greek margarítēs. Behind the Name gives Margarida as the Portuguese form of Margaret, which comes from the Latin Margarita and the Greek μαργαρίτης, 'pearl', and says that in Portuguese margarida is also the common name of the flower. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 87,198 people named Margarida, with a median age of 65. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Margarida · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Margarida · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Margaret · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Margarida · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Margarida
What does the name Margarida mean?
Margarida means “pearl”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Margarida in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 87,198 people with the first name Margarida, which ranks it number 356 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Margarida a boy's or a girl's name?
Margarida is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 86,801 women and 397 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Margarida?
Margarida is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Margarida most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.075% of the state's population is named Margarida (6,607 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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