Meaning of the nameJosicleia
- Female
- Jo-si-clei-a
Josicleia is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation, beginning with the element Josi- and with an uncertain overall origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,433 people named Josicleia, the 4,496th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Josicleia 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)
- 2,433
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,496
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,599
- people
Josicleia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josicleia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (962 people).
2,423 women 0 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 Josicleia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josicleia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 475 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 237 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 220 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 188 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 178 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 90 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 88 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 58 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 52 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 51 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 42 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 40 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josicleia
The name begins with Josi-, an element that the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), with no origin known for certain, records in names such as Josiana, Josileide and Josinete. The ending -cleia has no entry of its own in the Morfemário, and the origin of Josicleia as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,433 people named Josicleia, with a median age of 33; most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, almost always women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josicleia
What does the name Josicleia mean?
The meaning of Josicleia 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 Josicleia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,433 people with the first name Josicleia, which ranks it number 4,496 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josicleia a boy's or a girl's name?
Josicleia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,423 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josicleia most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Josicleia (475 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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