Meaning of the nameJesiel
- Male
- Je-si-el
Jesiel is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, ending in -el, the ending of many names of biblical tradition such as Daniel and Gabriel.
Meaning
The meaning of Jesiel 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)
- 5,798
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,465
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,416
- people
Jesiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jesiel, 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 (1,585 people).
20 women 5,778 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 Jesiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jesiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Pará 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 971 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 552 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 484 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 433 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 363 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 329 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 296 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 295 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 263 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 241 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 218 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 167 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 159 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 139 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 112 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 99 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 97 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 88 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 82 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 79 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 62 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 57 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 48 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jesiel
The origin of Jesiel is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the ending -el as the Hebrew el, 'God', found in names such as Daniel, Ezequiel and Gabriel, and notes that names ending in -el without a Hebrew origin, such as Gael, are sometimes taken for biblical names. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,798 people named Jesiel, with a median age of 34, most of them born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and almost always men.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-EL) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jesiel
What does the name Jesiel mean?
The meaning of Jesiel 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 Jesiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,798 people with the first name Jesiel, which ranks it number 2,465 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jesiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Jesiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 5,778 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jesiel most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Jesiel (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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