Meaning of the nameMarinita
- Female
- Ma-ri-ni-ta
Marinita is a female name of uncertain origin that begins with Mari-, an element the Brazilian names dictionary links to Maria, Mariana and Marina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 798 people named Marinita, the 9,693rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Marinita 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)
- 798
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,693
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,042
- people
Marinita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marinita, 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 (240 people).
796 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 Marinita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marinita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 399 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 167 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 26 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marinita
The origin of Marinita is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Mari- is probably a fragment taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The name is almost always female and appears mostly among people born between the 1940s and the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 798 people named Marinita, with a median age of 67. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marinita
What does the name Marinita mean?
The meaning of Marinita 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 Marinita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 798 people with the first name Marinita, which ranks it number 9,693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Marinita a boy's or a girl's name?
Marinita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 796 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marinita most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Marinita (399 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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