Meaning of the nameElenice
- Female
- E-le-ni-ce
Elenice is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records together with the spelling Helenice, with an initial H.
Meaning
The meaning of Elenice 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)
- 40,958
- Rank in Brazil
- #655
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 46,522
- people
Elenice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elenice, 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 (11,344 people).
40,778 women 180 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 Elenice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elenice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.032%
- Bahia 0.029%
- Santa Catarina 0.024%
- Paraná 0.024%
- Goiás 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 9,631 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,577 | 0.032% |
| Bahia | 4,050 | 0.029% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,013 | 0.019% |
| Paraná | 2,722 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,230 | 0.021% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,817 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 1,537 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 1,132 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 1,088 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 995 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 933 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 719 | 0.020% |
| Espírito Santo | 556 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 553 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 520 | 0.019% |
| Piauí | 481 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 457 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 425 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 358 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 306 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 284 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 238 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 150 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 69 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 59 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 58 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elenice
The origin of Elenice is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the name and gives Helenice as its spelling variant. The name is almost always female, and most of the people with this name were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 40,958 people named Elenice, with a median age of 49; proportionally, the name is most common in Minas Gerais.
This is the spelling without an H and the most common one in the group.
Other spellings of Elenice
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Elenice | 40,958 |
| Helenice | 10,161 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elenice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elenice
What does the name Elenice mean?
The meaning of Elenice 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 Elenice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 40,958 people with the first name Elenice, which ranks it number 655 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Elenice a boy's or a girl's name?
Elenice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 40,778 women and 180 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elenice most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.032% of the state's population is named Elenice (6,577 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elenice?
Helenice. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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