Meaning of the nameAlcir
- Male
- Al-cir
Alcir is a masculine Brazilian name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists with the spelling variant Alcyr.
Meaning
The meaning of Alcir 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)
- 8,002
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,984
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,621
- people
Alcir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alcir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (2,116 people).
288 women 7,714 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 Alcir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alcir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,513 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 1,173 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 867 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 855 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 628 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 486 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 441 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 318 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 227 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 211 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 191 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 172 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 139 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 131 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 120 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 83 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 32 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alcir
The origin of the spelling Alcir is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists the name with Alcyr as a spelling variant. It is an almost always male name, most frequent among people born in the 1960s and 1970s and rare among those born from the 2000s on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,002 people named Alcir, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alcir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alcir
What does the name Alcir mean?
The meaning of Alcir 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 Alcir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,002 people with the first name Alcir, which ranks it number 1,984 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Alcir a boy's or a girl's name?
Alcir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 288 women and 7,714 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alcir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.011% of the state's population is named Alcir (855 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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