Meaning of the nameRicardina
- Female
- Ri-car-di-na
Ricardina is a feminine name close to Ricardo, with the ending -ina, and is most common among people born in the 1940s and 1950s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,104 people named Ricardina, the 7,727th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Ricardina 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)
- 1,104
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,727
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,681
- people
Ricardina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ricardina, 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 (238 people).
1,100 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 Ricardina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ricardina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 162 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 161 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 142 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 111 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 91 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ricardina
Ricardina recalls Ricardo, a name of Germanic origin that Wiktionary traces to Old High German Rīcohard and whose feminine form Ricarda is listed by Behind the Name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a diminutive affix of Latin origin and notes that it tends to attach to traditional given names, but the formation of Ricardina itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,104 people named Ricardina, with a median age of 65. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ricardina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Ricardo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ricardo · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Ricardina
What does the name Ricardina mean?
The meaning of Ricardina 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 Ricardina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,104 people with the first name Ricardina, which ranks it number 7,727 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Ricardina a boy's or a girl's name?
Ricardina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,100 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ricardina most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ricardina (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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