Meaning of the nameJaciene
- Female
- Ja-ci-e-ne
Jaciene is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Jaci- and -ene; the first element is probably of Tupi origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,506 people named Jaciene, the 4,416th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaciene 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)
- 2,506
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,416
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,582
- people
Jaciene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaciene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (814 people).
2,495 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 Jaciene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaciene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 934 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 293 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 258 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 235 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 96 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 70 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 65 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaciene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Jaciene as Jaci- + -ene. According to the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the same dictionary, Jaci- probably comes from Tupi and relates to 'moon', and is probably an element detached from names such as Jacira, alongside Jaciara and Jacir. The element -ene is described there as probably coming from the French -enne, or as detached from names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,506 people named Jaciene, with a median age of 37. Births are concentrated in the 1970s to 1990s, and Jacyene is a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jaciene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jaciene
What does the name Jaciene mean?
The meaning of Jaciene 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 Jaciene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,506 people with the first name Jaciene, which ranks it number 4,416 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jaciene a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaciene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,495 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jaciene most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Jaciene (934 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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