Meaning of the nameAcelino
- Male
- Germanic origin
- A-ce-li-no
Acelino is a male name of Germanic origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the French Acelin and to Ascelin, derived from asca, 'food'.
- People (2022)
- 1,880
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,312
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,613
- people
Acelino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Acelino, 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 (396 people).
0 women 1,871 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 Acelino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Acelino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 209 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 208 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 188 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 184 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 156 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 120 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 91 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 73 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 71 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 49 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Acelino
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which cites Machado, Acelino comes from the French Acelin, a variant of Ascelin, this from Germanic, derived from asca, 'food'. The dictionary classifies it as a borrowing and lists Acilino and Acylino as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,880 people named Acelino, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Acelino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Acelino
What does the name Acelino mean?
Acelino means “derived from Germanic asca, 'food'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Acelino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,880 people with the first name Acelino, which ranks it number 5,312 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Acelino a boy's or a girl's name?
Acelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,871 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Acelino?
Acelino is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Acelino most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.006% of the state's population is named Acelino (208 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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