Meaning of the nameJoici
- Female
- Joi-ci
Joici is a spelling of the name Joicy.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 833 people named Joici, the 9,388th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Joici 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)
- 833
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,388
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,069
- people
Joici in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joici, 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 (271 people).
812 women 21 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 Joici is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joici in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 142 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 83 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 78 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 64 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Joici
Spelling with the ending in i, used less than Joicy; the largest group was born in the 1990s.
About the name Joicy
Behind the Name lists Joice as a Brazilian form of Joyce, an English name that comes from the Breton name Judoc, 'lord'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives Joyce as a spelling variant of Joice. For the spellings Joicy and Joici, with the endings -cy and -ci, the origin is not known for certain, so the meaning is not asserted. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,227 people named Joicy, with a median age of 25, and 833 named Joici. Proportionally, Joicy is most common in Amazonas, and both names are almost always female.
Other spellings of Joicy
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Joicy | 3,227 |
| Joici | 833 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Joice · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Joyce · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joici
What does the name Joici mean?
The meaning of Joici 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 Joici in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 833 people with the first name Joici, which ranks it number 9,388 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joici a boy's or a girl's name?
Joici is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 812 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joici most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Joici (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Joici?
Joicy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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