Meaning of the nameGreyce
- Female
- English origin
- Latin origin
- Grey-ce
Greyce is a spelling of the name Greice, which means “grace (from the English grace, from the Latin gratia)”.
Meaning
“grace (from the English grace, from the Latin gratia)”
Meaning of the name Greice, of which Greyce is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Grace
- People (2022)
- 2,394
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,537
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,107
- people
Greyce in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Greyce, 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 (885 people).
2,383 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 Greyce is most common
States with the highest share of people named Greyce in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 416 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 262 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 201 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 172 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 169 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 138 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 117 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 115 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 94 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 59 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 48 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Greyce
It replaces the I with Y, without changing the pronunciation, and is almost always female.
About the name Greice
Wiktionary lists Greice as a female name used in Brazil, taken from the English Grace. Behind the Name explains that Grace comes from the English word grace, which goes back to the Latin gratia, and that it is one of the virtue names created by the Puritans in the seventeenth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,552 people named Greice, most of them born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Greice
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Greice | 14,552 |
| Greyce | 2,394 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Greice · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Grace · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Greyce
What does the name Greyce mean?
Greyce means “grace (from the English grace, from the Latin gratia)”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Greice, of which Greyce is a spelling.
How many people are named Greyce in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,394 people with the first name Greyce, which ranks it number 4,537 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Greyce a boy's or a girl's name?
Greyce is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,383 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Greyce?
Greyce is a name of English and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Greyce most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Greyce (201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Greyce?
Greice. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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