Meaning of the nameJeisa
- Female
- Jei-sa
Jeisa is a Brazilian female name that ends in -isa, a probable fragment of Luisa or Luiza according to the Morfemário; the meaning of the whole name is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,401 people named Jeisa, the 4,531st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jeisa 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)
- 2,401
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,531
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,255
- people
Jeisa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jeisa, 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 (744 people).
2,388 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 Jeisa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jeisa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 618 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 371 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 150 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 149 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 128 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 121 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 79 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 54 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jeisa
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -isa (or -iza) as a probable fragment of given names such as Luisa and Luiza and cites Raisa and Marisa among the names with this ending. The origin of the beginning Jei- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,401 people named Jeisa, with a median age of 31. It is almost always a female name, and most were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jeisa
What does the name Jeisa mean?
The meaning of Jeisa 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 Jeisa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,401 people with the first name Jeisa, which ranks it number 4,531 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jeisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Jeisa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,388 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jeisa most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jeisa (618 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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