Meaning of the nameMarília
- Female
- Ma-rí-li-a
Marília is a female name of literary origin, created by Tomás Antônio Gonzaga for the poem Marília de Dirceu.
Meaning
The meaning of Marília 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)
- 87,381
- Rank in Brazil
- #355
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 87,004
- people
Marília in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marília, 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 (24,539 people).
86,992 women 389 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 Marília is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marília in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.074%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.072%
- Sergipe 0.061%
- Minas Gerais 0.060%
- Ceará 0.059%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 15,148 | 0.034% |
| Minas Gerais | 12,234 | 0.060% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,818 | 0.049% |
| Pernambuco | 6,663 | 0.074% |
| Bahia | 6,640 | 0.047% |
| Ceará | 5,167 | 0.059% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,727 | 0.043% |
| Pará | 3,235 | 0.040% |
| Goiás | 3,115 | 0.044% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,520 | 0.033% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,374 | 0.072% |
| Maranhão | 2,328 | 0.034% |
| Paraná | 2,267 | 0.020% |
| Paraíba | 2,005 | 0.050% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,733 | 0.045% |
| Alagoas | 1,568 | 0.050% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,476 | 0.052% |
| Piauí | 1,465 | 0.045% |
| Sergipe | 1,340 | 0.061% |
| Amazonas | 1,171 | 0.030% |
| Mato Grosso | 675 | 0.018% |
| Tocantins | 495 | 0.033% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 452 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 264 | 0.036% |
| Rondônia | 245 | 0.016% |
| Roraima | 136 | 0.021% |
| Acre | 120 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marília
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which cites Machado (1981), Marília is a poetic name created by Tomás Antônio Gonzaga for the beloved in the poem Marília de Dirceu. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 87,381 people named Marília, almost always women, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. The Dicionário records the spelling variants Marilya, Marylia and Marilhia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marília · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marília
What does the name Marília mean?
The meaning of Marília 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 Marília in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 87,381 people with the first name Marília, which ranks it number 355 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marília a boy's or a girl's name?
Marília is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 86,992 women and 389 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marília most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.074% of the state's population is named Marília (6,663 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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