Meaning of the nameJocieli
- Female
- Jo-ci-e-li
Jocieli is a Brazilian female name ending in -eli, most common among women born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,017 people named Jocieli, the 8,192nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocieli 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)
- 1,017
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,192
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,233
- people
Jocieli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocieli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (469 people).
999 women 0 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 Jocieli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocieli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 309 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 249 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 74 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 18 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocieli
The ending -eli belongs to the group -ele/-eli/-elle, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as coming from French -elle, from the Italian diminutive -ella. The origin of the beginning Joci- in this name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,017 people named Jocieli, almost always female and with a median age of 29. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocieli
What does the name Jocieli mean?
The meaning of Jocieli 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 Jocieli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,017 people with the first name Jocieli, which ranks it number 8,192 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jocieli a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocieli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 999 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jocieli most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jocieli (309 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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