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Meaning of the nameCeci

Ceci is a short female name, recorded in Brazil mostly among people born before 1970.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,336 people named Ceci, the 4,603rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Ceci 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)
2,336
Rank in Brazil
#4,603
Median age
66 years
2010 Census
3,039
people

Ceci in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ceci, 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 (573 people).

2,277 women 59 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 Ceci is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ceci in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Pernambuco 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  4. Bahia 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3610.001%
Rio Grande do Sul3250.003%
Minas Gerais3180.002%
Pernambuco2020.002%
Bahia1440.001%
Rio de Janeiro1180.001%
Maranhão920.001%
Paraná750.001%
Goiás740.001%
Paraíba710.002%
Ceará700.001%
Santa Catarina640.001%
Amazonas610.002%
Pará550.001%
Tocantins470.003%
Piauí460.001%
Distrito Federal450.002%
Alagoas410.001%
Rio Grande do Norte340.001%
Mato Grosso210.001%
Espírito Santo190.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul150.001%
Roraima150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ceci

The origin of the spelling Ceci is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Cecir and Cecy as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,336 people named Ceci, with a median age of 66. It is almost always a female name and proportionally it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ceci · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ceci

What does the name Ceci mean?

The meaning of Ceci 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 Ceci in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,336 people with the first name Ceci, which ranks it number 4,603 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Ceci a boy's or a girl's name?

Ceci is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,277 women and 59 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Ceci most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ceci (325 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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