Meaning of the nameNuria
- Female
- Nu-ri-a
Nuria is a female name of Catalan origin, linked to the Núria valley and to the title "Mare de Déu de Núria", given to the Virgin Mary.
Meaning
“from the Núria valley in the Pyrenees, linked to the Marian title "Mare de Déu de Núria"”
Source: Wiktionary: Núria
- People (2022)
- 1,475
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,343
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,455
- people
Nuria in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nuria, 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 (314 people).
1,468 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 Nuria is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nuria in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 369 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 220 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 163 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 162 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 69 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nuria
Wiktionary records Nuria as a female name in Spanish, borrowed from the Catalan Núria. The Catalan name comes from the Catholic title "La Mare de Déu de Núria", which refers to the Núria valley in the Pyrenees. Behind the Name also gives it as the Spanish form of Núria. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,475 people named Nuria, with a median age of 34; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nuria · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Núria · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Nuria · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Nuria
What does the name Nuria mean?
Nuria means “from the Núria valley in the Pyrenees, linked to the Marian title "Mare de Déu de Núria"”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Nuria in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,475 people with the first name Nuria, which ranks it number 6,343 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Nuria a boy's or a girl's name?
Nuria is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,468 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nuria most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nuria (220 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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