Meaning of the nameJocelio
- Male
- Jo-ce-li-o
Jocelio is a masculine name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census mainly for people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocelio 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)
- 5,740
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,488
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,290
- people
Jocelio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocelio, 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 (2,061 people).
30 women 5,710 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 Jocelio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocelio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.016%
- Paraíba 0.014%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 1,380 | 0.016% |
| Bahia | 705 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 569 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 563 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 297 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 296 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 212 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 202 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 191 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 189 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 163 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 137 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 135 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 122 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 113 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 81 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 71 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 56 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocelio
The origin of the name Jocelio is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Joceli, a similarly spelled name used for men and women, also with no documented etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,740 people named Jocelio, with a median age of 40. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joceli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Jocelio
What does the name Jocelio mean?
The meaning of Jocelio 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 Jocelio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,740 people with the first name Jocelio, which ranks it number 2,488 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocelio a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocelio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 5,710 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jocelio most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.016% of the state's population is named Jocelio (1,380 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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