Meaning of the nameChico
- Male
- Latin origin
- Chi-co
Chico is a masculine name of Latin origin that works as a short, affectionate form of Francisco.
Meaning
“diminutive of Francisco, from Latin Franciscus”
Source: Wiktionary: Chico · Wiktionary: Francisco · Behind the Name: Chico · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Chico
- People (2022)
- 636
- Rank in Brazil
- #11,322
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,023
- people
Chico in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Chico, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (128 people).
0 women 631 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 Chico is most common
States with the highest share of people named Chico in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 111 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 69 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Chico
Wiktionary records Chico as a diminutive of the masculine name Francisco, and so does Behind the Name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), treats Chico as a hypocoristic of Francisco. Francisco comes from Latin Franciscus, formed from Francia, the territory of the Franks. For this reason, the meaning of Chico is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 636 people with the name Chico, with a median age of 54.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Chico · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Francisco · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Chico · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Chico · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Chico
What does the name Chico mean?
Chico means “diminutive of Francisco, from Latin Franciscus”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Chico in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 636 people with the first name Chico, which ranks it number 11,322 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Chico a boy's or a girl's name?
Chico is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 631 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Chico?
Chico is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Chico most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Chico (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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