Meaning of the nameAlici
- Female
- A-li-ci
Alici and Alicy are feminine spellings of uncertain origin, close to Alice, that became established mainly from 2010 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,035 people named Alici, the 3,863rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 8, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Alici 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)
- 3,035
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,863
- Median age
- 8 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,725
- people
Alici in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alici, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,313 people).
3,006 women 29 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 Alici is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alici in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 599 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 298 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 179 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 168 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 151 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 140 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 139 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 135 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 132 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 129 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 125 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 89 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 63 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 42 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alici
The origin of the spellings Alici and Alicy is uncertain. Alice, a similar spelling, comes from Old French and, according to Wiktionary, from Old High German Adalheid, with a proposed Germanic root ('noble' plus 'kind'). Behind the Name explains it as a short form of Adelais, from Germanic adal ('noble') and heid ('kind, sort'), and lists Alícia as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,035 people named Alici and 1,681 named Alicy. In both spellings, most were born from 2010 onward. Proportionally, Alici is most common in Mato Grosso.
Ends in -ci; it is the most common spelling in the group, almost always female, and has records of people born before 1940.
Other spellings of Alici
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Alici | 3,035 |
| Alicy | 1,681 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alice · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Alice · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Alici
What does the name Alici mean?
The meaning of Alici 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 Alici in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,035 people with the first name Alici, which ranks it number 3,863 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Alici a boy's or a girl's name?
Alici is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,006 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alici most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.004% of the state's population is named Alici (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Alici?
Alicy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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