Meaning of the nameGessy
- Unisex
- Ges-sy
Gessy is a spelling of the name Gessi.
Meaning
The meaning of Gessy 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)
- 2,079
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,972
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,387
- people
Gessy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gessy, 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 (502 people).
1,578 women 501 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 Gessy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gessy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 404 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 289 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 280 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 242 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 111 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 99 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Gessy
Replaces the final i with y and keeps the ss of Gessi.
About the name Gessi
The origin of Gessi is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Gessivaldo as Gessi- + -valdo and records Jessivaldo as its spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,236 people named Gessi, with a median age of 63; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. It is used mostly by women, but also by men, and the spellings Gessy and Gesi are also, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Gessi
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gessivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gessy
What does the name Gessy mean?
The meaning of Gessy 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 Gessy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,079 people with the first name Gessy, which ranks it number 4,972 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Gessy a boy's or a girl's name?
Gessy is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,578 women and 501 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gessy most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gessy (242 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Gessy?
Gessi and Gesi. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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