Meaning of the nameEdcleia
- Female
- Ed-cle-ia
Edcleia is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with Ed-, an element from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, property'; the whole has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,025 people named Edcleia, the 8,152nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Edcleia 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)
- 1,025
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,152
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,075
- people
Edcleia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edcleia, 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 (400 people).
1,019 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 Edcleia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edcleia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 260 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 206 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 87 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 50 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edcleia
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Ed- as an element from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, property', found in names such as Ednaldo and Edneia. The ending -cleia appears in names such as Rosecleia and Rosicleia, and its origin is uncertain. The meaning of Edcleia as a whole is not documented. It is an almost always female name, and most people were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,025 people named Edcleia, with a median age of 37.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ED-, ROSI-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edcleia
What does the name Edcleia mean?
The meaning of Edcleia 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 Edcleia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,025 people with the first name Edcleia, which ranks it number 8,152 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edcleia a boy's or a girl's name?
Edcleia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,019 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edcleia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edcleia (260 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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