Meaning of the nameIranice
- Female
- I-ra-ni-ce
Iranice is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, which recalls the name Irani, also recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,845 people named Iranice, the 5,393rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Iranice is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,845
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,393
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,990
- people
Iranice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iranice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (493 people).
1,834 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 Iranice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iranice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 444 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 278 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 152 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 84 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 76 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 50 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 41 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iranice
The origin of Iranice is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for Irani, used mostly by women and with variants such as Iranei and Iranyr, but without an etymology; names ending in -ice, such as Alvanice and Vanice, also appear in the dictionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,845 people named Iranice, with a median age of 49; the largest group was born in the 1970s, with 493 people. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Irani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ALVA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Iranice
What does the name Iranice mean?
The meaning of Iranice is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Iranice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,845 people with the first name Iranice, which ranks it number 5,393 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Iranice a boy's or a girl's name?
Iranice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,834 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Iranice most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Iranice (444 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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