Meaning of the nameJosicleide
- Female
- Jo-si-clei-de
Josicleide is a Brazilian female name beginning with Josi-, an element of uncertain origin common in names such as Josiana and Josimar.
Meaning
The meaning of Josicleide 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)
- 5,444
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,589
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,708
- people
Josicleide in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josicleide, 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 (2,235 people).
5,382 women 62 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 Josicleide is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josicleide in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.032%
- Pernambuco 0.015%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.014%
- Alagoas 0.012%
- Sergipe 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,332 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 1,277 | 0.032% |
| São Paulo | 543 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 457 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 382 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 363 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 206 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 206 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 151 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 59 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 51 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josicleide
Josicleide begins with Josi-, a formative of uncertain origin that appears in Brazilian names such as Josiana, Josileide and Josimara. The Morfemário notes that Josi- perhaps should be treated together with Jose-, and that the oldest name recorded with it is Josimar; the dictionary analyzes the neighboring Josileide as Josi- + -leide. The origin of the ending -cleide is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,444 people named Josicleide, with a median age of 39. It is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Morfemário: Josi-, Jozi- · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josileide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josicleide
What does the name Josicleide mean?
The meaning of Josicleide 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 Josicleide in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,444 people with the first name Josicleide, which ranks it number 2,589 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josicleide a boy's or a girl's name?
Josicleide is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,382 women and 62 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josicleide most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.032% of the state's population is named Josicleide (1,277 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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