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Meaning of the nameDoracy

Doracy is a spelling of the name Doraci.

Meaning

The meaning of Doracy is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
2,198
Rank in Brazil
#4,802
Median age
66 years
2010 Census
1,936
people

Doracy in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Doracy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (537 people).

2,054 women 144 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 Doracy is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.003%
  2. Amazonas 0.003%
  3. Pará 0.002%
  4. Goiás 0.002%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5720.001%
Maranhão1980.003%
Minas Gerais1730.001%
Pará1330.002%
Rio de Janeiro1210.001%
Paraná1170.001%
Goiás1140.002%
Bahia1030.001%
Amazonas1030.003%
Santa Catarina840.001%
Rio Grande do Sul820.001%
Espírito Santo630.002%
Mato Grosso590.002%
Tocantins530.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul350.001%
Distrito Federal340.001%
Paraíba310.001%
Piauí260.001%
Amapá230.003%
Pernambuco170.000%
Rondônia160.001%
Ceará150.000%

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

The spelling Doracy

A spelling with a final y; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

About the name Doraci

The origin of Doraci is uncertain. The group has two spellings, which differ only in the final letter: Doraci, with i, is the more common, and Doracy, with y, is the other. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,522 people named Doraci, with a median age of 64; most were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and the name is predominantly female, with a smaller share of male records. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Other spellings of Doraci

SpellingPeople (2022)
Doraci17,522
Doracy2,198

Questions about the name Doracy

What does the name Doracy mean?

The meaning of Doracy is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Doracy in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,198 people with the first name Doracy, which ranks it number 4,802 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Doracy is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,054 women and 144 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Doracy most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Doracy (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Doracy?

Doraci. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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