Meaning of the nameRosa
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ro-sa
Rosa is a female name of Latin origin, the same as the Portuguese word rosa, the flower of the rose bush.
- People (2022)
- 252,748
- Rank in Brazil
- #122
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 307,184
- people
Rosa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosa, 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 (66,040 people).
251,622 women 1,126 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 Rosa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.221%
- Paraná 0.158%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.157%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.156%
- Maranhão 0.155%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 59,785 | 0.135% |
| Minas Gerais | 24,017 | 0.117% |
| Paraná | 18,079 | 0.158% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 17,477 | 0.109% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17,083 | 0.157% |
| Ceará | 13,306 | 0.151% |
| Pará | 11,350 | 0.140% |
| Bahia | 10,691 | 0.076% |
| Maranhão | 10,487 | 0.155% |
| Santa Catarina | 9,859 | 0.130% |
| Pernambuco | 8,577 | 0.095% |
| Piauí | 7,218 | 0.221% |
| Goiás | 6,857 | 0.097% |
| Amazonas | 4,496 | 0.114% |
| Paraíba | 4,421 | 0.111% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4,296 | 0.156% |
| Espírito Santo | 4,149 | 0.108% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,147 | 0.113% |
| Alagoas | 3,105 | 0.099% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,865 | 0.102% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,452 | 0.074% |
| Sergipe | 1,888 | 0.085% |
| Rondônia | 1,832 | 0.116% |
| Tocantins | 1,811 | 0.120% |
| Acre | 1,059 | 0.128% |
| Roraima | 756 | 0.119% |
| Amapá | 685 | 0.093% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosa
According to Behind the Name, Rosa can generally be understood as coming from Latin rosa, 'rose', although it perhaps originally arose from the Germanic name Roza, unrelated to the flower. Priberam defines rosa as the flower of the rose bush and gives Latin rosa as its etymon. Wiktionary records Rosa as a female name equivalent to English Rose. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 252,748 people named Rosa, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí, and the name serves as the base for combinations such as Rosângela.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Rosa · behindthename.com · meaning
- Priberam: rosa · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Rosa · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosa
What does the name Rosa mean?
Rosa means “rose, the flower”, according to Behind the Name and Priberam.
How many people are named Rosa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 252,748 people with the first name Rosa, which ranks it number 122 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rosa a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 251,622 women and 1,126 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rosa?
Rosa is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rosa most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.221% of the state's population is named Rosa (7,218 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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