Meaning of the nameJoaqui
- Male
- Jo-a-qui
Joaqui is a masculine spelling that resembles Joaquim, without the final -m; the origin of this form is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,247 people named Joaqui, the 7,139th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joaqui 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)
- 1,247
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,139
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,094
- people
Joaqui in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joaqui, 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 (203 people).
0 women 1,241 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 Joaqui is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joaqui in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 151 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 138 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 121 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 61 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joaqui
The spelling Joaqui resembles Joaquim, a Portuguese masculine name that Wiktionary and Behind the Name relate to Joachim. The origin of the form without -m is uncertain, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) does not list it among the spelling variants of Joaquim. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,247 people named Joaqui, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Joaquim · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Joaquim · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joaquim · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joaqui
What does the name Joaqui mean?
The meaning of Joaqui 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 Joaqui in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,247 people with the first name Joaqui, which ranks it number 7,139 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Joaqui a boy's or a girl's name?
Joaqui is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,241 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joaqui most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Joaqui (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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