Meaning of the nameRúbia
- Female
- Rú-bi-a
Rúbia is a female name of uncertain origin, written with an accent on the ú, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists with the variants Rhubia and Rubya.
Meaning
The meaning of Rúbia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 21,623
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,013
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,335
- people
Rúbia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rúbia, 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 (6,606 people).
21,537 women 86 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 Rúbia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rúbia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.030%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.021%
- Paraná 0.017%
- Espírito Santo 0.017%
- Minas Gerais 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,348 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,240 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,271 | 0.030% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,238 | 0.021% |
| Paraná | 1,933 | 0.017% |
| Goiás | 979 | 0.014% |
| Pernambuco | 924 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 858 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 746 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 635 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 590 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 438 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 302 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 270 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 257 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 247 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 240 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 238 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 197 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 105 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 97 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 89 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 83 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rúbia
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rubia with the spelling variants Rhubia and Rubya, and the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) has Rúbia as a female given name. The origin of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,623 people named Rúbia, with a median age of 36. Most were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and proportionally the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rubia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wikcionário: Rúbia · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Rúbia
What does the name Rúbia mean?
The meaning of Rúbia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rúbia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,623 people with the first name Rúbia, which ranks it number 1,013 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rúbia a boy's or a girl's name?
Rúbia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,537 women and 86 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rúbia most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.030% of the state's population is named Rúbia (2,271 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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