Meaning of the nameAcassia
- Female
- A-cas-si-a
Acassia is a female name recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as a graphic variant of Acácia, written without an accent and with two s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,388 people named Acassia, the 6,619th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Acassia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,388
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,619
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,271
- people
Acassia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Acassia, 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 (348 people).
1,382 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 Acassia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Acassia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Sergipe | 268 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 217 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 215 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 83 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 62 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Acassia
The origin of the spelling Acassia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Acassia among the graphic variants of Acácia, the name of the plant, alongside Akacia and Akassia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,388 people named Acassia, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Acácia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Acassia
What does the name Acassia mean?
The meaning of Acassia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Acassia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,388 people with the first name Acassia, which ranks it number 6,619 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Acassia a boy's or a girl's name?
Acassia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,382 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Acassia most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.012% of the state's population is named Acassia (268 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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