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Meaning of the nameEdilce

Edilce is a feminine name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, with most records among women born from 1940 to 1970.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,079 people named Edilce, the 7,847th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Edilce 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)
1,079
Rank in Brazil
#7,847
Median age
56 years
2010 Census
1,129
people

Edilce in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Edilce, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (313 people).

1,054 women 25 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 Edilce is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  3. Bahia 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul1670.002%
Rio de Janeiro1540.001%
Bahia1140.001%
São Paulo1100.000%
Minas Gerais810.000%
Paraná700.001%
Santa Catarina670.001%
Amazonas520.001%
Pará440.001%
Mato Grosso350.001%
Goiás310.000%
Pernambuco230.000%
Ceará170.000%
Rondônia170.001%

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

About the name Edilce

Wiktionary describes Edilce as a feminine name used in Brazil. The origin of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,079 people named Edilce, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Edilce · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Edilce

What does the name Edilce mean?

The meaning of Edilce 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 Edilce in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,079 people with the first name Edilce, which ranks it number 7,847 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Edilce is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,054 women and 25 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Edilce most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edilce (167 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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