Meaning of the nameGraciano

Male
Latin origin
Gra-ci-a-no

Graciano is a male name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Gratianus, derived from Grātius, which comes from grātus, 'pleasing'.

Meaning

“form of the Latin name Gratianus, derived from Grātius (from grātus, 'pleasing')”

Source: Wiktionary: Gratianus · Wiktionary: gratus

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People (2022): 2,771
Rank in Brazil: #4,105
Median age: 45 years
2010 Census: 3,443; people

Graciano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Graciano, 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 (769 people).

0 women 2,759 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 Graciano is most common

States with the highest share of people named Graciano in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Piauí 0.003%
Minas Gerais 0.002%
Pará 0.002%
Maranhão 0.002%
Goiás 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	426	0.001%
Minas Gerais	394	0.002%
Bahia	182	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	168	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	167	0.001%
Pará	156	0.002%
Ceará	132	0.002%
Maranhão	132	0.002%
Goiás	115	0.002%
Piauí	106	0.003%
Pernambuco	97	0.001%
Amazonas	95	0.002%
Paraná	86	0.001%
Espírito Santo	80	0.002%
Santa Catarina	72	0.001%
Paraíba	68	0.002%
Mato Grosso	62	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	47	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	43	0.001%
Tocantins	29	0.002%
Distrito Federal	27	0.001%
Rondônia	24	0.002%
Alagoas	17	0.001%
Acre	15	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Graciano

Behind the Name describes Graciano as the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Latin Gratianus. In Wiktionary, Gratianus is formed from the name Grātius with the suffix -iānus, which forms adjectives from proper names, and Grātius comes from the Latin adjective grātus, 'pleasing'. Behind the Name lists Graciana and Graça as Portuguese feminine forms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,771 people named Graciano, with a median age of 45.

Sources

Behind the Name: Graciano · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Gratianus · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Gratianus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: gratus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Graciano

What does the name Graciano mean?

Graciano means “form of the Latin name Gratianus, derived from Grātius (from grātus, 'pleasing')”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Graciano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,771 people with the first name Graciano, which ranks it number 4,105 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Graciano a boy's or a girl's name?

Graciano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,759 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Graciano?

Graciano is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Graciano most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Graciano (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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