Meaning of the nameRisoleta
- Female
- Ri-so-le-ta
Risoleta is a female name that ends in -eta, a diminutive affix of Latin origin; the beginning Risol- has no documented origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 801 people named Risoleta, the 9,674th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Risoleta 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)
- 801
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,674
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,153
- people
Risoleta in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Risoleta, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (236 people).
797 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 Risoleta is most common
States with the highest share of people named Risoleta in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 114 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 79 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 64 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 50 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Risoleta
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -eta as a diminutive affix from Latin, found in names such as Julieta and Violeta. The origin of Risol- is uncertain, and so the whole name has no documented meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 801 people named Risoleta, with a median age of 62, almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ETA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Risoleta
What does the name Risoleta mean?
The meaning of Risoleta 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 Risoleta in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 801 people with the first name Risoleta, which ranks it number 9,674 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Risoleta a boy's or a girl's name?
Risoleta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 797 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Risoleta most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Risoleta (120 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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