Meaning of the nameJhully
- Female
- Latin origin
- Jhul-ly
Jhully is a spelling of the name Juli, which means “hypocoristic of Juliana, 'relating to Julius'”.
Meaning
“hypocoristic of Juliana, 'relating to Julius'”
Meaning of the name Juli, of which Jhully is a spelling.
- People (2022)
- 3,914
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,241
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,434
- people
Jhully in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jhully, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,726 people).
3,871 women 43 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 Jhully is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jhully in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.014%
- Pará 0.009%
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 744 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 450 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 388 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 302 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 240 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 238 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 205 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 179 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 142 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 100 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 84 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 67 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 64 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 56 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 55 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 41 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jhully
It adds the initial JH to the doubled L and the final Y, and has the lowest median age among the spellings in the group.
About the name Juli
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Juli as a hypocoristic of Juliana and classifies it as a brasileirismo (a Brazilianism), noting that the nickname of Julia, Juliana and similar names produced forms such as Juli and July in several languages. Juliana comes from Latin Iulianus, from Iulio, 'relating to Julius'; the origin of Julius is uncertain, perhaps from Greek iolous, 'downy-bearded', or linked to the god Jupiter, according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,562 people named Juli, with a median age of 20. The name is used mostly as female, and the spellings with Y and with JH are recorded variants of the nickname.
Other spellings of Juli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Julius · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jhully
What does the name Jhully mean?
Jhully means “hypocoristic of Juliana, 'relating to Julius'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Juli, of which Jhully is a spelling.
How many people are named Jhully in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,914 people with the first name Jhully, which ranks it number 3,241 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Jhully a boy's or a girl's name?
Jhully is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,871 women and 43 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jhully?
Jhully is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jhully most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.014% of the state's population is named Jhully (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jhully?
Jully, July, Juli and Jhuly. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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