Meaning of the nameRosário
- Unisex
- Latin origin
- Ro-sá-ri-o
Rosário is a unisex name that comes from the title of Mary, Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary), and means 'rosary', from Latin rosarium.
Meaning
“rosary, the Catholic prayer beads; the name comes from the title Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary)”
Source: Behind the Name: Rosario · Wiktionary: Rosario
- People (2022)
- 2,882
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,002
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,688
- people
Rosário in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosário, 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 (693 people).
1,791 women 1,091 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 Rosário is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosário in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Piauí 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 641 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 423 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 326 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 151 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 147 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 122 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 120 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 107 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 100 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 90 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosário
Rosário comes from Latin rosarium, 'rosary', a learned borrowing that designates the Catholic prayer beads, and Behind the Name explains the name as derived from the title of Mary 'Nossa Senhora do Rosário' (Our Lady of the Rosary), in Spanish Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Behind the Name gives it as masculine in Italian and feminine in Spanish, and lists Rosário as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,882 people named Rosario, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Rosario · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: rosário · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Rosario · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Rosário
What does the name Rosário mean?
Rosário means “rosary, the Catholic prayer beads; the name comes from the title Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary)”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Rosário in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,882 people with the first name Rosário, which ranks it number 4,002 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rosário a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosário is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,791 women and 1,091 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rosário?
Rosário is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rosário most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.006% of the state's population is named Rosário (423 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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