Meaning of the nameEstácio
- Male
- Es-tá-ci-o
Estácio is a masculine name recorded across several generations in Brazil; its origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,108 people named Estácio, the 7,709th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Estácio 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)
- 1,108
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,709
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,502
- people
Estácio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Estácio, 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 (186 people).
0 women 1,103 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 Estácio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Estácio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 149 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 129 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 91 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 87 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 49 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Estácio
The origin of Estácio is uncertain. Wiktionary lists Eustácio as a variant of Eustáquio, a name that comes from Latin Eustachius, but the link between Estácio and them is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,108 people named Estácio, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The people recorded are almost always male, and the records are concentrated between the 1940s and the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Estácio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Wiktionary: Eustáquio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Eustácio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Estácio
What does the name Estácio mean?
The meaning of Estácio 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 Estácio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,108 people with the first name Estácio, which ranks it number 7,709 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Estácio a boy's or a girl's name?
Estácio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,103 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Estácio most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Estácio (129 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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