Meaning of the nameGraziela
- Female
- Italian origin
- Gra-zi-e-la
Graziela is a feminine name of Italian origin, an adaptation of Graziella, a diminutive of Grazia, 'grace'.
Meaning
“diminutive of Grazia, 'grace'”
Source: Wiktionary: Graziela · Wiktionary: Graziella · Behind the Name: Graziella · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Graziela
- People (2022)
- 39,570
- Rank in Brazil
- #671
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 40,833
- people
Graziela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Graziela, 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 (13,634 people).
39,422 women 148 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 Graziela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Graziela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.045%
- Santa Catarina 0.042%
- São Paulo 0.026%
- Sergipe 0.022%
- Minas Gerais 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,591 | 0.026% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,879 | 0.045% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,915 | 0.019% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,166 | 0.042% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,349 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 2,168 | 0.015% |
| Paraná | 1,749 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,175 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,155 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 823 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 793 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 710 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 639 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 556 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 479 | 0.022% |
| Distrito Federal | 472 | 0.017% |
| Alagoas | 454 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 450 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 430 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 374 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 373 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 241 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 207 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 154 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 136 | 0.019% |
| Acre | 81 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 51 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Graziela
Wiktionary gives Graziela as an adapted borrowing from Italian Graziella, from Grazia plus the diminutive suffix -ella, and Grazia goes back to Latin gratia. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado: from Italian, a diminutive of Grazia (Graça), and Behind the Name also gives Graziella as a diminutive of Grazia. The same dictionary records Grasiela, Grazyela and Graziella among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,570 people named Graziela, with a median age of 32; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
The most common spelling in the group, with a single L, adapted to Portuguese.
Other spellings of Graziela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Graziela | 39,570 |
| Graziella | 3,813 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Graziela · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Graziella · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Graziella · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Graziela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Graziela
What does the name Graziela mean?
Graziela means “diminutive of Grazia, 'grace'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Graziela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 39,570 people with the first name Graziela, which ranks it number 671 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Graziela a boy's or a girl's name?
Graziela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 39,422 women and 148 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Graziela?
Graziela is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Graziela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.045% of the state's population is named Graziela (4,879 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Graziela?
Graziella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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