Meaning of the nameRegina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Re-gi-na
Regina is a female name of Latin origin meaning 'queen', taken directly from the Latin rēgīna.
Meaning
“queen”
Source: Wiktionary: Regina · Behind the Name: Regina · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regina
- People (2022)
- 219,074
- Rank in Brazil
- #145
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 253,086
- people
Regina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Regina, 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 (64,691 people).
218,224 women 850 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 Regina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Regina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.197%
- São Paulo 0.143%
- Espírito Santo 0.138%
- Minas Gerais 0.127%
- Ceará 0.126%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 63,473 | 0.143% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31,658 | 0.197% |
| Minas Gerais | 26,003 | 0.127% |
| Paraná | 11,559 | 0.101% |
| Ceará | 11,044 | 0.126% |
| Bahia | 10,616 | 0.075% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 8,667 | 0.080% |
| Pará | 7,624 | 0.094% |
| Goiás | 6,267 | 0.089% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,358 | 0.070% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,283 | 0.138% |
| Pernambuco | 4,457 | 0.049% |
| Maranhão | 4,268 | 0.063% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,124 | 0.111% |
| Piauí | 2,816 | 0.086% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,808 | 0.077% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,789 | 0.101% |
| Amazonas | 2,631 | 0.067% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,728 | 0.052% |
| Paraíba | 1,685 | 0.042% |
| Alagoas | 1,084 | 0.035% |
| Rondônia | 1,064 | 0.067% |
| Tocantins | 987 | 0.065% |
| Sergipe | 866 | 0.039% |
| Amapá | 540 | 0.074% |
| Roraima | 346 | 0.054% |
| Acre | 329 | 0.040% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Regina
Regina is a learned borrowing from the Latin rēgīna, 'queen', a word that Wiktionary links to the Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-. Behind the Name records its use as a Christian name from early on, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), says the Church spread it in memory of Saint Regina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 219,074 people named Regina, with more records among women born in the 1960s. The corresponding Portuguese word is rainha, which Wiktionary lists as a related term.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Regina · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Regina · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Regina
What does the name Regina mean?
Regina means “queen”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Regina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 219,074 people with the first name Regina, which ranks it number 145 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Regina a boy's or a girl's name?
Regina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 218,224 women and 850 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Regina?
Regina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Regina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.197% of the state's population is named Regina (31,658 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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