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Meaning of the nameMariela

Mariela is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) presents as a learned diminutive of Maria.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,493 people named Mariela, the 3,505th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Mariela 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)
3,493
Rank in Brazil
#3,505
Median age
32 years
2010 Census
2,953
people

Mariela in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Mariela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,038 people).

3,477 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 Mariela is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  2. Amazonas 0.004%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  4. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo8530.002%
Rio Grande do Sul4380.004%
Minas Gerais4220.002%
Santa Catarina2580.003%
Paraná1860.002%
Bahia1570.001%
Amazonas1510.004%
Goiás1260.002%
Rio de Janeiro1090.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul1040.004%
Mato Grosso870.002%
Roraima790.012%
Pará700.001%
Piauí600.002%
Pernambuco590.001%
Maranhão510.001%
Ceará490.001%
Espírito Santo460.001%
Distrito Federal450.002%
Tocantins330.002%
Rondônia240.002%
Rio Grande do Norte190.001%
Paraíba160.000%
Alagoas150.001%

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

About the name Mariela

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Mariela as Mari- + -ela and describes it as a learned diminutive of Maria, a name that comes from Latin and Greek and goes back to Hebrew Miryam. Behind the Name states that the meaning of Maria is not known for certain, so that of Mariela is not either. Wiktionary describes it as a Spanish diminutive of María, possibly borrowed from Italian Mariella. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,493 people named Mariela, with a median age of 32.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mariela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Mariela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Mariela · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Mariela

What does the name Mariela mean?

The meaning of Mariela 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 Mariela in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,493 people with the first name Mariela, which ranks it number 3,505 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Mariela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,477 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Mariela?

Mariela is a name of Hebrew, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Mariela most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Mariela (438 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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