Meaning of the nameJocelia
- Female
- Jo-ce-li-a
Jocelia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the most records among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocelia 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)
- 10,471
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,657
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,795
- people
Jocelia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocelia, 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 (3,245 people).
10,429 women 42 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 Jocelia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocelia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.016%
- Paraná 0.012%
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Ceará 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,316 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 1,325 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 1,149 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 821 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 680 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 639 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 557 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 385 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 344 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 315 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 301 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 278 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 261 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 189 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 118 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 101 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 100 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 98 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 92 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 91 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 66 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 46 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocelia
The origin of the spelling Jocelia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the similarly spelled name Joceli, with the variants Jocely and Jocele. The name is almost always female and is concentrated among people born from the 1960s to the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,471 people named Jocelia, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joceli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Jocelia
What does the name Jocelia mean?
The meaning of Jocelia 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 Jocelia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,471 people with the first name Jocelia, which ranks it number 1,657 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocelia a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocelia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,429 women and 42 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jocelia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.016% of the state's population is named Jocelia (2,316 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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