Meaning of the nameTito

Tito is a male name, the Portuguese form of the Latin name Titus, whose meaning is not known for certain.

Meaning

The meaning of Tito 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): 4,951
Rank in Brazil: #2,754
Median age: 37 years
2010 Census: 4,334; people

Tito in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Tito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (874 people).

26 women 4,925 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 Tito is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	944	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	595	0.004%
Minas Gerais	456	0.002%
Bahia	442	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	262	0.002%
Santa Catarina	250	0.003%
Paraná	242	0.002%
Pará	215	0.003%
Amazonas	185	0.005%
Pernambuco	151	0.002%
Ceará	149	0.002%
Goiás	129	0.002%
Distrito Federal	128	0.005%
Maranhão	123	0.002%
Espírito Santo	122	0.003%
Mato Grosso	89	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	76	0.003%
Rondônia	61	0.004%
Paraíba	56	0.001%
Sergipe	50	0.002%
Tocantins	43	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	41	0.001%
Piauí	41	0.001%
Roraima	34	0.005%
Alagoas	29	0.001%
Acre	20	0.002%
Amapá	18	0.003%

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

About the name Tito

Wiktionary records Tito in Portuguese as a male name equivalent to Titus, and the Latin page for Titus lists Tito among the Portuguese descendants; Behind the Name gives it as the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Titus. Titus was a Roman given name of unknown meaning: it may be linked to the Latin titulus, “title of honor”, but an Oscan origin is more likely. Titus is also the name of a Christian in the New Testament and of a biblical book. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also records the spelling Thito. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,951 people named Tito, with a median age of 37.

Sources

Wiktionary: Tito · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Tito · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Titus · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tito · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Wiktionary: Titus · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Tito

What does the name Tito mean?

The meaning of Tito 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 Tito in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,951 people with the first name Tito, which ranks it number 2,754 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Tito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 4,925 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Tito?

Tito is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Tito most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Tito (185 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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