Meaning of the nameOrlando
- Male
- Germanic origin
- Italian origin
- Or-lan-do
Orlando is a male name taken from Italian, a form of Roland, a Germanic name formed from elements meaning 'fame' and 'land'.
Meaning
“Italian form of Roland, from Germanic, with elements meaning 'fame' and 'land'”
Source: Wiktionary: Orlando · Behind the Name: Orlando · Behind the Name: Roland
- People (2022)
- 79,927
- Rank in Brazil
- #381
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 101,455
- people
Orlando in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Orlando, 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 (18,977 people).
257 women 79,670 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 Orlando is most common
States with the highest share of people named Orlando in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.058%
- Paraná 0.051%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.048%
- São Paulo 0.047%
- Roraima 0.047%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 20,732 | 0.047% |
| Bahia | 8,260 | 0.058% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,235 | 0.035% |
| Paraná | 5,787 | 0.051% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,784 | 0.036% |
| Pará | 3,309 | 0.041% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,260 | 0.030% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,221 | 0.042% |
| Pernambuco | 2,945 | 0.033% |
| Goiás | 2,485 | 0.035% |
| Maranhão | 2,208 | 0.033% |
| Ceará | 1,849 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,500 | 0.041% |
| Amazonas | 1,483 | 0.038% |
| Paraíba | 1,355 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,320 | 0.048% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,280 | 0.033% |
| Piauí | 897 | 0.027% |
| Distrito Federal | 888 | 0.032% |
| Sergipe | 759 | 0.034% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 755 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 705 | 0.023% |
| Rondônia | 601 | 0.038% |
| Tocantins | 563 | 0.037% |
| Roraima | 297 | 0.047% |
| Amapá | 241 | 0.033% |
| Acre | 208 | 0.025% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Orlando
Wiktionary records Orlando as a borrowing from Italian and a doublet of Rolando, equivalent to the English Roland. In Italian, the name comes from Frankish and, ultimately, from West Germanic *Hrōþiland, literally 'fame-land'. Behind the Name explains Roland through the elements hruod, 'fame', and lant, 'land', and notes that some theories see in the second element nand, 'brave'; Orlando is the form used in the Italian epic poems Orlando Innamorato and Orlando Furioso. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,927 people named Orlando, with a median age of 57.
Standard spelling and the most common in the group, identical to the Italian form.
Other spellings of Orlando
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Orlando | 79,927 |
| Horlando | 1,633 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Orlando · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Orlando · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Roland · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Orlando
What does the name Orlando mean?
Orlando means “Italian form of Roland, from Germanic, with elements meaning 'fame' and 'land'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Orlando in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 79,927 people with the first name Orlando, which ranks it number 381 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Orlando a boy's or a girl's name?
Orlando is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 257 women and 79,670 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Orlando?
Orlando is a name of Germanic and Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Orlando most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.058% of the state's population is named Orlando (8,260 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Orlando?
Horlando. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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