Meaning of the nameClenice
- Female
- Cle-ni-ce
Clenice is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in -ice, recorded in the largest numbers among women born from the 1950s to the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,279 people named Clenice, the 7,016th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Clenice 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)
- 1,279
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,016
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,541
- people
Clenice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clenice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (403 people).
1,273 women 0 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 Clenice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clenice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 208 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 166 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 150 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 100 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clenice
The origin of the spelling Clenice is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,279 people named Clenice, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always female, and the largest number of people were born in the 1970s. Cleonice, a name with a neighboring spelling, is recorded by Behind the Name as a Latinized form of the Greek Kleoníke.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Cleonice · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Clenice
What does the name Clenice mean?
The meaning of Clenice 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 Clenice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,279 people with the first name Clenice, which ranks it number 7,016 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Clenice a boy's or a girl's name?
Clenice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,273 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Clenice most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Clenice (208 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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