Meaning of the nameGracieli
- Female
- Gra-ci-e-li
Gracieli is a Brazilian female name with the ending -eli, one of the spellings of the formative -ele, and close to Graciele and Graciela.
Meaning
The meaning of Gracieli 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)
- 4,536
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,936
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,499
- people
Gracieli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gracieli, 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 (2,087 people).
4,519 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 Gracieli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gracieli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Paraná 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 867 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 844 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 665 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 577 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 230 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 222 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 180 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 177 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 129 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 109 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 107 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 83 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gracieli
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists -ele, -eli, -ely and -elle as spellings of a feminine formative coming from the French -elle, itself from the Italian diminutive -ella. Among the related names, Wiktionary describes Graciele as an alteration of Graciela, and Behind the Name gives Graciela as an elaboration of Gracia, from the Latin gratia, 'grace'. The origin of Gracieli itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,536 people named Gracieli, almost always women; most were born in the 1980s and 1990s and, proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Graciele · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Graciela · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Gracieli
What does the name Gracieli mean?
The meaning of Gracieli 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 Gracieli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,536 people with the first name Gracieli, which ranks it number 2,936 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gracieli a boy's or a girl's name?
Gracieli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,519 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gracieli most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Gracieli (577 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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