Meaning of the nameJoselice
- Female
- Jo-se-li-ce
Joselice is a Brazilian female name that begins with Jose-, an element mentioned by the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil); the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,287 people named Joselice, the 4,666th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joselice 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)
- 2,287
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,666
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,476
- people
Joselice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joselice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (683 people).
2,255 women 32 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 Joselice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joselice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,140 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 345 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 127 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 94 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 73 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 61 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 60 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joselice
Joselice begins with Jose-, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil considers perhaps a variant of the formative Josi-/Jozi-. The formation of the rest of the name is not documented, so the meaning is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,287 people named Joselice, with a median age of 52. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, Jozi-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joselice
What does the name Joselice mean?
The meaning of Joselice 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 Joselice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,287 people with the first name Joselice, which ranks it number 4,666 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joselice a boy's or a girl's name?
Joselice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,255 women and 32 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joselice most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Joselice (1,140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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