Meaning of the nameHeloisy
- Female
- He-lo-i-sy
Heloisy is a female name whose spelling resembles Heloísa, a name Wiktionary gives as a borrowing from French Héloïse; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Heloisy 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)
- 1,213
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,255
- Median age
- 8 years
- 2010 Census
- 187
- people
Heloisy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heloisy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (667 people).
1,208 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 Heloisy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heloisy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 314 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 127 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 112 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Heloisy
Wiktionary lists Heloísa as a female name borrowed from French Héloïse. The spelling Heloisy replaces the final -a with -y, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists variants of Heloisa with Z and with Y, such as Heloiza and Heloysa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,213 people named Heloisy, with a median age of 8. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born from 2010 on.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Heloísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heloisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Heloisy
What does the name Heloisy mean?
The meaning of Heloisy 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 Heloisy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,213 people with the first name Heloisy, which ranks it number 7,255 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Heloisy a boy's or a girl's name?
Heloisy is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,208 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Heloisy most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Heloisy (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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