Meaning of the nameClarice
- Female
- Latin origin
- French origin
- Cla-ri-ce
Clarice is a female name that Wiktionary gives as a loanword from the French Clarisse and that Behind the Name links to Clara, from Latin clarus, 'clear, bright, famous'.
Meaning
“derived from Clara, 'clear, bright, famous'”
- People (2022)
- 83,134
- Rank in Brazil
- #369
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 73,641
- people
Clarice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clarice, 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 (14,285 people).
82,747 women 387 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 Clarice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clarice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.071%
- Paraná 0.067%
- Santa Catarina 0.061%
- Mato Grosso 0.047%
- Distrito Federal 0.045%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 20,112 | 0.045% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7,755 | 0.071% |
| Paraná | 7,692 | 0.067% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,526 | 0.037% |
| Bahia | 5,772 | 0.041% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,663 | 0.061% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,551 | 0.028% |
| Pará | 2,996 | 0.037% |
| Pernambuco | 2,719 | 0.030% |
| Ceará | 2,241 | 0.026% |
| Goiás | 2,170 | 0.031% |
| Maranhão | 2,085 | 0.031% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,724 | 0.047% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,279 | 0.045% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,230 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,226 | 0.045% |
| Amazonas | 1,197 | 0.030% |
| Paraíba | 1,064 | 0.027% |
| Piauí | 1,042 | 0.032% |
| Alagoas | 871 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 749 | 0.023% |
| Rondônia | 681 | 0.043% |
| Sergipe | 561 | 0.025% |
| Tocantins | 474 | 0.031% |
| Acre | 296 | 0.036% |
| Amapá | 260 | 0.035% |
| Roraima | 198 | 0.031% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clarice
Wiktionary lists Clarice in Portuguese as a loanword from the French Clarisse. Behind the Name presents it as a medieval form of the Late Latin name Claritia, derived from Clara, the feminine of Latin Clarus, which it gives as 'clear, bright, famous'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Clarice as a spelling variant of Clarisse, citing Machado (1981), who links Clarisse to the religious order of Saint Clare and allows a relation with Clara. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 83,134 people named Clarice, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Clarice · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Clarice · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Clara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clarice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Clarice
What does the name Clarice mean?
Clarice means “derived from Clara, 'clear, bright, famous'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Clarice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 83,134 people with the first name Clarice, which ranks it number 369 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Clarice a boy's or a girl's name?
Clarice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 82,747 women and 387 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Clarice?
Clarice is a name of Latin and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Clarice most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.071% of the state's population is named Clarice (7,755 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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