Meaning of the nameCleonice

Female
Greek origin
Cle-o-ni-ce

Cleonice is a female name of Greek origin, a Latinized form of Kleonike, which joins the elements for 'glory' and 'victory'.

Meaning

“Latinized form of Kleonike, from kleos ('glory') and nike ('victory')”

Source: Behind the Name: Cleonice · Behind the Name: Kleonike

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People (2022): 79,446
Rank in Brazil: #388
Median age: 51 years
2010 Census: 91,089; people

Cleonice in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cleonice, 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 (24,386 people).

79,097 women 349 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 Cleonice is most common

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

Paraná 0.065%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.063%
Rondônia 0.056%
Mato Grosso 0.055%
Bahia 0.053%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	17,080	0.039%
Minas Gerais	8,510	0.041%
Bahia	7,500	0.053%
Paraná	7,399	0.065%
Pernambuco	4,521	0.050%
Rio Grande do Sul	4,353	0.040%
Goiás	3,552	0.050%
Rio de Janeiro	2,931	0.018%
Pará	2,912	0.036%
Maranhão	2,839	0.042%
Santa Catarina	2,655	0.035%
Mato Grosso	2,023	0.055%
Mato Grosso do Sul	1,731	0.063%
Paraíba	1,630	0.041%
Ceará	1,388	0.016%
Piauí	1,171	0.036%
Alagoas	1,133	0.036%
Distrito Federal	1,015	0.036%
Rondônia	892	0.056%
Amazonas	838	0.021%
Espírito Santo	760	0.020%
Rio Grande do Norte	757	0.023%
Tocantins	733	0.049%
Sergipe	519	0.024%
Roraima	224	0.035%
Amapá	216	0.029%
Acre	164	0.020%

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

About the name Cleonice

According to Behind the Name, Cleonice is the Latinized form of Greek Κλεονίκη (Kleonike), a name that joins κλέος (kleos), 'glory', and νίκη (nike), 'victory'. The same element nike appears in Berenice, a Latinized form of a Greek name that Behind the Name links to 'to bring' and 'victory'. The site records Cleonice as a name used in Brazil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,446 people named Cleonice, almost always women, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

Behind the Name: Cleonice · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Berenice · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Kleonike · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Cleonice

What does the name Cleonice mean?

Cleonice means “Latinized form of Kleonike, from kleos ('glory') and nike ('victory')”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Cleonice in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 79,446 people with the first name Cleonice, which ranks it number 388 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Cleonice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 79,097 women and 349 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cleonice?

Cleonice is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cleonice most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.065% of the state's population is named Cleonice (7,399 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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