Meaning of the nameGleice
- Female
- Glei-ce
Gleice is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, also written Gleyce, with a Y, and given mostly to girls born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Gleice 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)
- 29,051
- Rank in Brazil
- #842
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 30,049
- people
Gleice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gleice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (9,747 people).
28,805 women 246 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 Gleice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gleice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.029%
- Sergipe 0.028%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.026%
- Pará 0.023%
- Pernambuco 0.023%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,827 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,106 | 0.026% |
| Bahia | 3,042 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,973 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 2,053 | 0.023% |
| Pará | 1,895 | 0.023% |
| Goiás | 1,301 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 941 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 659 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 657 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 622 | 0.028% |
| Amazonas | 601 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 601 | 0.022% |
| Ceará | 540 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 396 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 396 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 378 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 365 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 337 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 302 | 0.019% |
| Amapá | 209 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 206 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 174 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 154 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 146 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 113 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 57 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gleice
The origin of Gleice is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the name and gives Gleyce as its spelling variant. The name is almost always female and nearly absent among those born before the 1970s; the records rise in the 1980s and 1990s and fall afterward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,051 people named Gleice, with a median age of 32; proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
The spelling with I, the dictionary's main form and the most common in the group.
Other spellings of Gleice
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Gleice | 29,051 |
| Gleyce | 4,884 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gleice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gleice
What does the name Gleice mean?
The meaning of Gleice 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 Gleice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,051 people with the first name Gleice, which ranks it number 842 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Gleice a boy's or a girl's name?
Gleice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 28,805 women and 246 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gleice most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.029% of the state's population is named Gleice (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Gleice?
Gleyce. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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