Meaning of the nameNazareth
- Female
- Na-za-reth
Nazareth is a female name that reproduces the spelling of the name of the city of Nazaré, in Israel, whose Hebrew name is of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,345 people named Nazareth, the 6,776th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Nazareth 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)
- 1,345
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,776
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,467
- people
Nazareth in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nazareth, 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 (308 people).
1,284 women 61 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 Nazareth is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nazareth in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 429 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 280 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 185 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 18 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nazareth
Wiktionary lists Nazaré in Portuguese as a female name and as the name of the city in Israel, and Nazareth in English as the name of that city, coming through Latin and Greek from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin. The meaning of the name as a personal name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,345 people named Nazareth, with a median age of 62; it is almost always a female name, and most were born before 1970. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nazaré · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Nazareth · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Nazareth
What does the name Nazareth mean?
The meaning of Nazareth 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 Nazareth in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,345 people with the first name Nazareth, which ranks it number 6,776 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nazareth a boy's or a girl's name?
Nazareth is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,284 women and 61 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nazareth most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nazareth (429 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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