Meaning of the nameAcrisio
- Male
- A-cri-si-o
Acrisio is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, with people born mostly in the 1950s and 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,088 people named Acrisio, the 7,798th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Acrisio 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)
- 1,088
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,798
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,338
- people
Acrisio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Acrisio, 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 (257 people).
0 women 1,085 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 Acrisio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Acrisio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 184 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 144 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 142 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 117 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 101 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 29 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Acrisio
The origin of the spelling Acrisio is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Acrizio as a spelling variant. Wiktionary gives Acrisio as an Italian masculine name, from Latin Acrisius, the name of a legendary king of Argos in Greek mythology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,088 people named Acrisio, with a median age of 58, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Acrisio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Wiktionary: Acrisio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Acrisius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Acrisio
What does the name Acrisio mean?
The meaning of Acrisio 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 Acrisio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,088 people with the first name Acrisio, which ranks it number 7,798 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Acrisio a boy's or a girl's name?
Acrisio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,085 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Acrisio most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.005% of the state's population is named Acrisio (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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