Meaning of the nameRosiana
- Female
- Ro-si-a-na
Rosiana is a Brazilian female name formed from Rosi-, an element of Rosa and Rose, and the ending -ana.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,263 people named Rosiana, the 3,663rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosiana 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)
- 3,263
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,663
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,272
- people
Rosiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosiana, 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 (1,154 people).
3,254 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 Rosiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 499 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 404 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 325 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 248 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 207 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 164 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 157 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 149 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 142 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 125 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 118 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 70 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 66 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 61 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 30 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosiana
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Rosi- as a fragment of names such as Rosa and Rose, from Latin rosae, 'rose', and -ana as a feminine suffix from Latin -ana, the feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'. The name itself has no documented derivation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,263 people named Rosiana, with a median age of 39; the largest number of records is of people born in the 1980s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosiana
What does the name Rosiana mean?
The meaning of Rosiana 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 Rosiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,263 people with the first name Rosiana, which ranks it number 3,663 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rosiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,254 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosiana most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Rosiana (499 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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