Meaning of the nameJaciel
- Male
- Ja-ci-el
Jaciel is a Brazilian male name formed from Jaci-, linked to Tupi 'moon', and -el, from Hebrew 'God'; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaciel 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)
- 4,310
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,045
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,581
- people
Jaciel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaciel, 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 (1,343 people).
47 women 4,263 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 Jaciel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaciel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.010%
- Alagoas 0.010%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Piauí 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 915 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 446 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 439 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 346 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 303 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 280 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 222 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 207 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 175 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 160 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 143 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 97 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 62 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaciel
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Jaci- probably comes from Tupi ya'sü, 'moon', and that -el comes from Hebrew el, 'God'. The meaning of Jaciel as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,310 people named Jaciel, with a median age of 32. The name is almost always male, and most records are of people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jaci- e -el) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jaciel
What does the name Jaciel mean?
The meaning of Jaciel 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 Jaciel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,310 people with the first name Jaciel, which ranks it number 3,045 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jaciel a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaciel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 47 women and 4,263 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jaciel most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.010% of the state's population is named Jaciel (915 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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