Meaning of the nameGilcelia
- Female
- Gil-ce-li-a
Gilcelia is a Brazilian female name that begins with the formative Gil-, of uncertain origin; the full formation is also uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,456 people named Gilcelia, the 4,463rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilcelia 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)
- 2,456
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,463
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,500
- people
Gilcelia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilcelia, 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 (776 people).
2,443 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 Gilcelia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilcelia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 744 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 295 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 261 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 249 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 124 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 120 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 101 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilcelia
Gilcelia begins with Gil-, a formative of uncertain origin that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links perhaps to names such as Gilberto, and which appears in Gilce, Gilcimara and Gilmara. The origin of Gilcelia itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,456 people named Gilcelia, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. IBGE counts almost only women with this name, with more records among those born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gilcelia
What does the name Gilcelia mean?
The meaning of Gilcelia 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 Gilcelia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,456 people with the first name Gilcelia, which ranks it number 4,463 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gilcelia a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilcelia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,443 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilcelia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gilcelia (744 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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