Meaning of the nameRosalha
- Female
- Ro-sa-lha
Rosalha is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, most often recorded among people born in the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 675 people named Rosalha, the 10,860th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosalha 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)
- 675
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,860
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,219
- people
Rosalha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosalha, 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 (167 people).
671 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 Rosalha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosalha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 161 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 71 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 67 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 48 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosalha
The origin of the spelling Rosalha is uncertain. It begins with Rosa-, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) associates with the Latin word for 'rose', and it resembles Rosalia, which the Dictionary lists with the spelling variants Rozalia and Rosalhia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 675 people named Rosalha, with a median age of 54, almost always women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosalia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosalha
What does the name Rosalha mean?
The meaning of Rosalha 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 Rosalha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 675 people with the first name Rosalha, which ranks it number 10,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rosalha a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosalha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 671 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosalha most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Rosalha (161 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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