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Meaning of the nameCleise

Cleise is a feminine name of uncertain origin, most frequent among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,104 people named Cleise, the 4,936th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Meaning

The meaning of Cleise 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)
2,104
Rank in Brazil
#4,936
Median age
36 years
2010 Census
2,499
people

Cleise in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cleise, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (645 people).

2,064 women 40 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 Cleise is most common

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

  1. Pará 0.004%
  2. Bahia 0.002%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3790.001%
Pará2870.004%
Bahia2230.002%
Rio de Janeiro1870.001%
Minas Gerais1660.001%
Paraná920.001%
Amazonas900.002%
Pernambuco880.001%
Goiás770.001%
Rio Grande do Sul680.001%
Santa Catarina680.001%
Maranhão570.001%
Mato Grosso460.001%
Sergipe440.002%
Alagoas360.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul330.001%
Espírito Santo260.001%
Amapá260.004%
Distrito Federal200.001%
Ceará190.000%
Rondônia180.001%
Rio Grande do Norte150.001%

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

About the name Cleise

The origin of Cleise is uncertain. The name is almost always female and is concentrated among people born from the 1970s to the 1990s, with few records among those born before 1950. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,104 people named Cleise, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Questions about the name Cleise

What does the name Cleise mean?

The meaning of Cleise 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 Cleise in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,104 people with the first name Cleise, which ranks it number 4,936 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Cleise is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,064 women and 40 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Cleise most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Cleise (287 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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