Meaning of the nameRosita
- Female
- Spanish origin
- Latin origin
- Ro-si-ta
Rosita is a female name of Spanish origin, a diminutive of Rosa, which comes from the Latin rosa, the flower.
Meaning
“diminutive of Rosa, 'rose' (the flower)”
Source: Wiktionary: Rosita · Behind the Name: Rosita · Behind the Name: Rosa
- People (2022)
- 3,923
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,235
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,655
- people
Rosita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosita, 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 (1,052 people).
3,900 women 23 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 Rosita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Piauí 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 557 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 524 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 428 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 299 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 296 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 294 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 210 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 180 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 123 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 115 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 112 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 79 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 77 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 60 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosita
Rosita is a diminutive of Rosa formed with the suffix -ita, according to the Spanish entry in Wiktionary and Behind the Name. Rosa comes from the Latin rosa, 'rose', the flower, according to Behind the Name, which also suggests a possible independent Germanic origin for the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,923 people named Rosita, with a median age of 61. Almost always female, it has the most records among people born in the 1960s; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Rosita · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rosita · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Rosa · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosita · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosita
What does the name Rosita mean?
Rosita means “diminutive of Rosa, 'rose' (the flower)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Rosita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,923 people with the first name Rosita, which ranks it number 3,235 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rosita a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,900 women and 23 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rosita?
Rosita is a name of Spanish and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rosita most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.007% of the state's population is named Rosita (557 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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