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Meaning of the nameInácio

Inácio is the Portuguese form of the Latin name Ignatius, of uncertain origin, whose spelling was altered in Latin to recall ignis, 'fire'.

Meaning

The meaning of Inácio 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)
34,802
Rank in Brazil
#737
Median age
51 years
2010 Census
37,465
people

Inácio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Inácio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (5,976 people).

176 women 34,626 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 Inácio is most common

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

  1. Paraíba 0.064%
  2. Piauí 0.035%
  3. Pernambuco 0.032%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.031%
  5. Rio Grande do Norte 0.029%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,9460.009%
Rio Grande do Sul3,3530.031%
Minas Gerais2,9140.014%
Pernambuco2,8930.032%
Bahia2,5480.018%
Paraíba2,5410.064%
Rio de Janeiro1,9720.012%
Ceará1,8890.022%
Santa Catarina1,5350.020%
Maranhão1,4210.021%
Paraná1,3080.011%
Pará1,2620.016%
Goiás1,2000.017%
Piauí1,1350.035%
Rio Grande do Norte9630.029%
Amazonas6760.017%
Mato Grosso5400.015%
Espírito Santo4640.012%
Distrito Federal4620.016%
Mato Grosso do Sul4580.017%
Sergipe3830.017%
Alagoas2230.007%
Tocantins2230.015%
Rondônia2100.013%
Roraima990.016%
Amapá970.013%
Acre870.011%

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

About the name Inácio

Inácio is a learned borrowing from the Latin Ignātius. According to Wiktionary, Ignatius is a parallel form of the Roman family name Egnatius, altered to recall the Latin word ignis, 'fire', and its origin is uncertain, perhaps Etruscan. Behind the Name also says the meaning of Egnatius is unknown. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,802 people named Inácio; proportionally, the name is most common in Paraíba. Most frequent among people born in the 1950s and 1960s, the name has grown again among those born in the 2000s and 2010s.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Inácio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Ignatius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Ignatius · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Inácio

What does the name Inácio mean?

The meaning of Inácio 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 Inácio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 34,802 people with the first name Inácio, which ranks it number 737 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Inácio a boy's or a girl's name?

Inácio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 176 women and 34,626 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Inácio?

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

In which Brazilian state is Inácio most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.064% of the state's population is named Inácio (2,541 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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