Meaning of the namePedra
- Female
- Pe-dra
Pedra is a female name that coincides with the Portuguese noun pedra, 'stone', from Latin petra, and was recorded mostly among people born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,751 people named Pedra, the 4,118th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 63, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Pedra 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)
- 2,751
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,118
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,815
- people
Pedra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pedra, 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 (666 people).
2,686 women 65 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 Pedra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pedra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 797 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 348 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 294 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 292 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 209 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 197 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 163 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Pedra
Wiktionary records pedra as a Portuguese noun inherited from Galician-Portuguese, coming from Latin petra, which in turn came from Ancient Greek πέτρα. As a proper name, the origin of Pedra is uncertain and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,751 people named Pedra, with a median age of 63. The record is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: pedra · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Pedra
What does the name Pedra mean?
The meaning of Pedra 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 Pedra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,751 people with the first name Pedra, which ranks it number 4,118 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Pedra a boy's or a girl's name?
Pedra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,686 women and 65 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Pedra most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Pedra (348 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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