Meaning of the nameJoicy
- Female
- Joi-cy
Joicy and Joici are Brazilian feminine spellings that resemble Joice, the Brazilian form of the English name Joyce; the origin of these two spellings is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,227 people named Joicy, the 3,694th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Joicy 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)
- 3,227
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,694
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,054
- people
Joicy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joicy, 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 (1,230 people).
3,203 women 24 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 Joicy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joicy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 466 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 456 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 241 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 216 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 177 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 168 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 155 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 142 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 129 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 127 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 115 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 99 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 88 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 66 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 43 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with the ending in y; the largest group was born in the 1990s.
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 Joicy
What does the name Joicy mean?
The meaning of Joicy 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 Joicy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,227 people with the first name Joicy, which ranks it number 3,694 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joicy a boy's or a girl's name?
Joicy is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,203 women and 24 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joicy most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joicy (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Joicy?
Joici. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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