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Meaning of the nameSantinha

Santinha is a feminine name of Portuguese origin, a diminutive of santa, the Portuguese word for a woman recognized as a saint.

Meaning

“diminutive of santa”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Santinha · Wiktionary: santa

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People (2022)
975
Rank in Brazil
#8,436
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
1,316
people

Santinha in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Santinha, 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 (275 people).

970 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 Santinha is most common

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

  1. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais1880.001%
Espírito Santo1670.004%
São Paulo1430.000%
Bahia660.001%
Santa Catarina660.001%
Rio Grande do Sul610.001%
Paraná490.000%
Pará410.001%
Rio de Janeiro330.000%
Mato Grosso300.001%
Goiás240.000%
Maranhão190.000%
Amazonas160.000%
Rondônia160.001%

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

About the name Santinha

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), records Santinha as a diminutive of Santa. Santa is, according to Wiktionary, the feminine equivalent of santo, a woman considered holy. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 975 people named Santinha, with a median age of 69. Most were born before 1960, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Santinha · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: santa · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Santinha

What does the name Santinha mean?

Santinha means “diminutive of santa”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Santinha in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 975 people with the first name Santinha, which ranks it number 8,436 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Santinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 970 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Santinha?

Santinha is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Santinha most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Santinha (167 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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