Meaning of the nameJacir
- Unisex
- Ja-cir
Jacir is a name used by men and women in Brazil, of obscure origin; Machado's dictionary considers it probably Tupi.
Meaning
The meaning of Jacir 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)
- 8,264
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,945
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,582
- people
Jacir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jacir, 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 (2,428 people).
1,166 women 7,098 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 Jacir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jacir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.019%
- Paraná 0.016%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 1,863 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,465 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,203 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 807 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 737 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 583 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 279 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 235 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 169 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 157 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 91 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 79 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jacir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981), according to whom the origin of Jacir is obscure, probably Tupi. The Morfemário of the same work includes Jacir among the traditional names with the beginning Jaci-, which it links probably to Tupi, with the sense of 'moon', but it does not state a meaning for Jacir. There are people with this name born before 1940, and the largest number is among those born in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,264 people named Jacir, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jacir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jacir
What does the name Jacir mean?
The meaning of Jacir 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 Jacir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,264 people with the first name Jacir, which ranks it number 1,945 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jacir a boy's or a girl's name?
Jacir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,166 women and 7,098 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jacir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.019% of the state's population is named Jacir (1,465 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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