Meaning of the nameJoselita
- Female
- Jo-se-li-ta
Joselita is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain formation that begins with Jose-, like Joselia and Joselma, and is proportionally most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joselita is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 17,966
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,140
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,662
- people
Joselita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joselita, 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 (5,195 people).
17,849 women 117 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 Joselita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joselita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.052%
- Sergipe 0.029%
- Paraíba 0.018%
- Pernambuco 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 7,403 | 0.052% |
| São Paulo | 2,884 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 1,456 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 792 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 694 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 647 | 0.029% |
| Minas Gerais | 571 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 419 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 384 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 361 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 305 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 281 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 256 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 237 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 236 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 218 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 177 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 138 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 94 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 91 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 91 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 89 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 54 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joselita
The origin of Joselita is not known for certain. The name begins with Jose-, like Joselia and Joselma, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records as Brazilian given names; the Morfemário of the same dictionary links the initial element Jo- to traditional names such as José and João. The form resembles the Spanish Joselito, which Wiktionary analyzes as José plus the diminutive -ito, but the formation of the feminine name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,966 people named Joselita, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (JO-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joselia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joselma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Wiktionary: Joselito (Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Joselita
What does the name Joselita mean?
The meaning of Joselita is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Joselita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,966 people with the first name Joselita, which ranks it number 1,140 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Joselita a boy's or a girl's name?
Joselita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 17,849 women and 117 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joselita most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.052% of the state's population is named Joselita (7,403 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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