Meaning of the nameIsaquiel
- Male
- I-sa-qui-el
Isaquiel is a masculine name of uncertain origin, which begins like Isaque and ends in -el, an ending frequent in masculine names.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,245 people named Isaquiel, the 4,734th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 24, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Isaquiel 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)
- 2,245
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,734
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,976
- people
Isaquiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isaquiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (497 people).
0 women 2,226 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 Isaquiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isaquiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.005%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Ceará 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 328 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 282 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 208 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 166 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 164 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 145 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 132 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 107 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 97 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 70 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 56 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 43 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Isaquiel
The origin of the name Isaquiel is uncertain. The spelling begins like Isaque, the Portuguese form of the biblical name Isaac, and ends in -el, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Hebrew el, 'God', in names such as Rafael and Daniel; the same text notes that names ending in -el without a Hebrew origin tend to be taken for biblical ones. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,245 people named Isaquiel, with a median age of 24. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Isaque · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Isaquiel
What does the name Isaquiel mean?
The meaning of Isaquiel 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 Isaquiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,245 people with the first name Isaquiel, which ranks it number 4,734 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Isaquiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Isaquiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,226 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Isaquiel most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Isaquiel (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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