Meaning of the nameJocelina
- Female
- Jo-ce-li-na
Jocelina is a Brazilian female name with the ending -ina, a diminutive affix from Latin; the origin of the name as a whole is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,617 people named Jocelina, the 4,283rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 59, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocelina 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)
- 2,617
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,283
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,304
- people
Jocelina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocelina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (600 people).
2,596 women 21 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 Jocelina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocelina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 528 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 313 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 256 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 142 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 137 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 130 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 123 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 116 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 114 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 109 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 106 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 82 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 65 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocelina
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ina as a diminutive affix coming from Latin and cites Joicelina among the Brazilian names that contain it. The English name Jocelyn, with a similar spelling, comes, according to Behind the Name, from a Frankish male name, written Gautselin or Gauzlin, linked to an ancient Germanic people, the Gauts. Whether Jocelina has this same origin is not known for certain, and the meaning of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,617 people named Jocelina, with a median age of 59, almost always women; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most were born from 1940 to 1979.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Jocelyn · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jocelina
What does the name Jocelina mean?
The meaning of Jocelina 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 Jocelina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,617 people with the first name Jocelina, which ranks it number 4,283 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Jocelina a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocelina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,596 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jocelina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jocelina (313 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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