Meaning of the namePedrina
- Female
- Pe-dri-na
Pedrina is a feminine name with the ending -ina, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin, and the same beginning as Pedro; the origin of the name itself is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Pedrina is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 9,189
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,826
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,806
- people
Pedrina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pedrina, 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 (1,826 people).
9,139 women 50 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 Pedrina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pedrina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,373 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,110 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 730 | 0.022% |
| Ceará | 663 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 591 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 533 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 464 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 353 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 326 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 282 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 274 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 207 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 200 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 186 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 176 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 122 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 94 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 87 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 70 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Pedrina
The origin of Pedrina is uncertain. The name begins like Pedro, which Wiktionary derives from Latin Petrus and Greek Pétros, 'stone, rock', and ends in -ina, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a Latin diminutive suffix, found in traditional feminine names such as Cristina and Regina. It is almost always a female name, and most people named Pedrina were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,189 people with this name, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Pedro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Pedrina
What does the name Pedrina mean?
The meaning of Pedrina is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Pedrina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,189 people with the first name Pedrina, which ranks it number 1,826 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Pedrina a boy's or a girl's name?
Pedrina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,139 women and 50 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Pedrina most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.022% of the state's population is named Pedrina (730 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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