Meaning of the nameJocileia
- Female
- Jo-ci-lei-a
Jocileia is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded in Brazil mostly among women born from 1970 to 1989.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,185 people named Jocileia, the 7,383rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocileia 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)
- 1,185
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,383
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,264
- people
Jocileia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocileia, 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 (441 people).
1,182 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 Jocileia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocileia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 307 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 127 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 113 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 112 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 83 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 76 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 44 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 41 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocileia
The origin of Jocileia is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The beginning Jo- is, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), a fragment of names such as José and João, but that dictionary does not cover Jocileia. IBGE recorded 1,185 people named Jocileia in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 42, almost all women. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocileia
What does the name Jocileia mean?
The meaning of Jocileia 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 Jocileia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,185 people with the first name Jocileia, which ranks it number 7,383 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocileia a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocileia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,182 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jocileia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jocileia (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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