Meaning of the nameJoacir
- Male
- Jo-a-cir
Joacir is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, with the spelling variant Joacyr, most common among people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Joacir 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)
- 8,495
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,916
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,072
- people
Joacir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joacir, 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 (2,352 people).
125 women 8,370 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 Joacir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joacir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.018%
- Mato Grosso 0.011%
- Paraná 0.010%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 1,338 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 1,183 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 951 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 779 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 564 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 449 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 412 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 323 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 318 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 283 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 242 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 236 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 207 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 188 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 188 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 170 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 144 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 99 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 98 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 80 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 66 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joacir
The origin of the name Joacir is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Joacyr, with Y, as a spelling variant. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with few records from 2000 on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,495 people named Joacir, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joacir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joacir
What does the name Joacir mean?
The meaning of Joacir 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 Joacir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,495 people with the first name Joacir, which ranks it number 1,916 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Joacir a boy's or a girl's name?
Joacir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 125 women and 8,370 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joacir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.018% of the state's population is named Joacir (1,338 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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