Meaning of the nameJoice
Joice is the Brazilian form of the English name Joyce, which comes from Breton Iodoc, a diminutive of a word for 'lord'.
Meaning
“'lord', via Breton Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh”
Source: Wiktionary: Joyce · Behind the Name: Joyce
- People (2022)
- 100,072
- Rank in Brazil
- #318
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 128,046
- people
Joice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joice, 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 (40,477 people).
99,502 women 570 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 Joice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.075%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.071%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.060%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.058%
- Paraná 0.057%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 24,580 | 0.055% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,510 | 0.051% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 9,253 | 0.058% |
| Bahia | 8,045 | 0.057% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7,700 | 0.071% |
| Paraná | 6,568 | 0.057% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,691 | 0.075% |
| Pará | 3,527 | 0.043% |
| Pernambuco | 3,209 | 0.035% |
| Goiás | 2,706 | 0.038% |
| Ceará | 2,135 | 0.024% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,971 | 0.051% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,808 | 0.049% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,664 | 0.060% |
| Maranhão | 1,526 | 0.023% |
| Amazonas | 1,307 | 0.033% |
| Paraíba | 1,137 | 0.029% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,126 | 0.034% |
| Sergipe | 1,052 | 0.048% |
| Alagoas | 1,049 | 0.034% |
| Distrito Federal | 891 | 0.032% |
| Piauí | 796 | 0.024% |
| Rondônia | 768 | 0.049% |
| Tocantins | 447 | 0.030% |
| Amapá | 310 | 0.042% |
| Roraima | 173 | 0.027% |
| Acre | 123 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joice
Wiktionary records Joice as a female name equivalent to English Joyce, and Joyce, in Portuguese, as a variant of Joice. According to Wiktionary and Behind the Name, Joyce comes from the medieval name Josse, Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh, 'lord'; Behind the Name adds that the name, formerly male, was taken up as female, perhaps because of its resemblance to Middle English joise, 'to rejoice'. Behind the Name gives Joice as the Brazilian form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 100,072 people named Joice, almost always women, with a median age of 26; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
This is the Portuguese-adapted spelling, with I in place of Y, and the most recorded in the group; it has the most records among women born in the 1990s.
Other spellings of Joice
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Joice | 100,072 |
| Joyce | 70,830 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Joyce · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joyce · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Joice · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Joice
What does the name Joice mean?
Joice means “'lord', via Breton Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Joice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 100,072 people with the first name Joice, which ranks it number 318 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joice a boy's or a girl's name?
Joice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 99,502 women and 570 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Joice?
Joice is a name of English, Celtic and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Joice most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.075% of the state's population is named Joice (5,691 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Joice?
Joyce. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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