Meaning of the nameGizeli
- Female
- Gi-ze-li
Gizeli is a Brazilian spelling of Gisele, a feminine name that Wiktionary gives as a variant of Gisela.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,423 people named Gizeli, the 6,501st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Gizeli 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)
- 1,423
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,501
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,636
- people
Gizeli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gizeli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (598 people).
1,422 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 Gizeli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gizeli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 297 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 135 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 133 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 64 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 58 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gizeli
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Gizeli among the spelling variants of Gisele, alongside Gizele, Gizelli and Jizele. According to Wiktionary, Gisele is a variant of Gisela and is pronounced /ʒiˈze.li/ in Brazilian Portuguese, and Gisela comes from the French Giselle, of Germanic origin. The meaning of this base name is not given, and the origin of the spelling Gizeli itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,423 people named Gizeli, with a median age of 36. The name is almost always female, with most records from the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gisele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Gisele · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Gisela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Gizeli
What does the name Gizeli mean?
The meaning of Gizeli 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 Gizeli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,423 people with the first name Gizeli, which ranks it number 6,501 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gizeli a boy's or a girl's name?
Gizeli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,422 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gizeli most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gizeli (135 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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