Meaning of the nameGeracina
- Female
- Ge-ra-ci-na
Geracina is a Brazilian female name, also recorded as Jeracina, of uncertain origin and meaning; almost all the people recorded were born by the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people named Geracina, the 6,860th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Geracina 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)
- 1,323
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,860
- Median age
- 70 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,917
- people
Geracina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geracina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (383 people).
1,315 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 Geracina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geracina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 270 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 241 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 182 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geracina
The origin of Geracina is uncertain and the meaning is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jeracina as a spelling variant and, in its morpheme list, the element Ger-/Jer-, of Germanic origin (gari-/geri-, 'spear'), found in names such as Geralda and Geraldina. Geracina begins the same way, but how the whole name was formed is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, with the largest group born in the 1940s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,323 people named Geracina, with a median age of 70; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Geracina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Geracina
What does the name Geracina mean?
The meaning of Geracina 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 Geracina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,323 people with the first name Geracina, which ranks it number 6,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Geracina a boy's or a girl's name?
Geracina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,315 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Geracina most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Geracina (182 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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