Meaning of the nameRosalia
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ro-sa-li-a
Rosalia is a female name of Latin origin, derived from rosa, 'rose', which also named a Roman festival of roses.
- People (2022)
- 26,885
- Rank in Brazil
- #884
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 31,660
- people
Rosalia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosalia, 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 (6,707 people).
26,758 women 127 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 Rosalia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosalia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.040%
- Pernambuco 0.020%
- Paraíba 0.017%
- Sergipe 0.014%
- Alagoas 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 5,669 | 0.040% |
| São Paulo | 4,565 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,523 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,838 | 0.020% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,668 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 1,028 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 978 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 929 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 846 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 837 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 740 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 679 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 559 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 440 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 437 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 436 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 429 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 411 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 340 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 329 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 328 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 319 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 208 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 168 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 84 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 54 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosalia
According to Behind the Name, Rosalia is a Late Latin name derived from rosa, 'rose'. Wiktionary records the Latin Rosālia also as the name of a festival of roses celebrated in the ancient Roman Empire. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Rosália among the traditional names formed from Rosa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 26,885 people named Rosalia, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia, and the dictionary lists Rozalia and Rosalhia as spelling variants.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Rosalia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Rosalia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosalia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosa-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosalia
What does the name Rosalia mean?
Rosalia means “derived from rosa, 'rose'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Rosalia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,885 people with the first name Rosalia, which ranks it number 884 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rosalia a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosalia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 26,758 women and 127 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rosalia?
Rosalia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rosalia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.040% of the state's population is named Rosalia (5,669 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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