Meaning of the nameJoelita
- Female
- Jo-e-li-ta
Joelita is a Brazilian feminine name that begins with Joe-, the same beginning as Joel, and has records from before 1940.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,842 people named Joelita, the 5,406th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joelita 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)
- 1,842
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,406
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,133
- people
Joelita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joelita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (513 people).
1,832 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 Joelita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joelita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 709 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 333 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 196 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joelita
The origin of Joelita is uncertain. It begins with Jo-, an element that the Morfemário (list of name elements) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as probably taken from names such as José and João, and which appears in Brazilian names such as Joelson and Joelinton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,842 people named Joelita, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Almost all records are female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jo-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joelita
What does the name Joelita mean?
The meaning of Joelita 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 Joelita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,842 people with the first name Joelita, which ranks it number 5,406 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Joelita a boy's or a girl's name?
Joelita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,832 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joelita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Joelita (709 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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