Meaning of the nameJacira
- Female
- Tupi origin
- Ja-ci-ra
Jacira is a feminine name of Tupi origin, which Behind the Name translates as 'honeymoon', from îaçy, 'moon', and eíra, 'honey'.
- People (2022)
- 34,716
- Rank in Brazil
- #739
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 42,936
- people
Jacira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jacira, 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 (8,743 people).
34,551 women 165 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 Jacira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jacira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.032%
- Paraná 0.026%
- Pernambuco 0.022%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.021%
- São Paulo 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,451 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 4,575 | 0.032% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,392 | 0.021% |
| Paraná | 2,955 | 0.026% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,095 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 2,026 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,561 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 1,284 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,037 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 883 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 683 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 610 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 574 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso | 569 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 521 | 0.016% |
| Alagoas | 475 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 447 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 433 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 386 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 386 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 332 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 324 | 0.015% |
| Rondônia | 271 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 190 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 113 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 81 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jacira
Wiktionary records Jacira as a feminine name from Old Tupi, with a reference to Navarro's Old Tupi dictionary. Behind the Name explains it as 'honeymoon' in Tupi, from îaçy, 'moon', and eíra, 'honey'. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jacira among the traditional names and sees in Jaci- the probable Tupi for 'moon', an element that served as the base for names such as Jacimara and Jacileide. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,716 people named Jacira, with a median age of 60; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jacira · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Jacira · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jaci-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jacira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jacira
What does the name Jacira mean?
Jacira means “honeymoon”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jacira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 34,716 people with the first name Jacira, which ranks it number 739 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jacira a boy's or a girl's name?
Jacira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 34,551 women and 165 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jacira?
Jacira is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jacira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.032% of the state's population is named Jacira (4,575 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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