Meaning of the nameSantina

Santina is an Italian feminine name, a diminutive of Santo, a name that means 'saint' and comes from the Latin sanctus.

Meaning

“feminine diminutive of Santo, 'saint'”

Source: Behind the Name: Santina · Behind the Name: Santo

People (2022): 14,686
Rank in Brazil: #1,304
Median age: 67 years
2010 Census: 20,457; people

Santina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Santina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (4,214 people).

14,616 women 70 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 Santina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Santina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.025%
Paraná 0.022%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.015%
São Paulo 0.010%
Tocantins 0.010%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	4,291	0.010%
Paraná	2,516	0.022%
Santa Catarina	1,893	0.025%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,573	0.015%
Goiás	549	0.008%
Bahia	543	0.004%
Minas Gerais	517	0.003%
Pernambuco	497	0.006%
Mato Grosso	306	0.008%
Espírito Santo	231	0.006%
Paraíba	217	0.006%
Pará	211	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	182	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	165	0.001%
Tocantins	144	0.010%
Rondônia	123	0.008%
Rio Grande do Norte	122	0.004%
Alagoas	114	0.004%
Ceará	110	0.001%
Distrito Federal	106	0.004%
Amazonas	91	0.002%
Maranhão	76	0.001%
Piauí	58	0.002%
Amapá	17	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Santina

Behind the Name describes Santina as a feminine diminutive of Santo, an Italian name that means 'saint' and ultimately comes from the Latin sanctus. The same page cites Santuzza as a variant and Sante, Santi and Santo as masculine forms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,686 people named Santina, with a median age of 67. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Behind the Name: Santina · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Santo · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Santina

What does the name Santina mean?

Santina means “feminine diminutive of Santo, 'saint'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Santina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,686 people with the first name Santina, which ranks it number 1,304 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Santina a boy's or a girl's name?

Santina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,616 women and 70 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Santina?

Santina is a name of Italian and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Santina most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.025% of the state's population is named Santina (1,893 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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