Meaning of the nameJoacy
- Male
- Jo-a-cy
Joacy is a spelling of the name Joaci.
Meaning
The meaning of Joacy 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)
- 1,212
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,262
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 904
- people
Joacy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joacy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (315 people).
70 women 1,142 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 Joacy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joacy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 209 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 126 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 94 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 88 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 81 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 80 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 62 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 56 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 42 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Joacy
It ends in -cy, with Y, a spelling the Dictionary records as a variant of Joaci; its most frequent decade of birth is the 1970s.
About the name Joaci
The origin of the spellings Joaci and Joacy is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Joaci and gives Joacy as its spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,555 people named Joaci and 1,212 named Joacy; proportionally, Joaci is most common in Tocantins. The most frequent decade of birth for Joaci is the 1960s.
Other spellings of Joaci
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Joaci | 3,555 |
| Joacy | 1,212 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joaci · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Joacy
What does the name Joacy mean?
The meaning of Joacy 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 Joacy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,212 people with the first name Joacy, which ranks it number 7,262 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joacy a boy's or a girl's name?
Joacy is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 70 women and 1,142 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joacy most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Joacy (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Joacy?
Joaci. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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