Meaning of the nameJosieli
- Female
- Jo-si-e-li
Josieli is a Brazilian female name formed from Josi- and the ending -eli, a spelling that joins -ele, -ely and -elle in names such as Josiele.
Meaning
The meaning of Josieli 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)
- 3,536
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,480
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,188
- people
Josieli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josieli, 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 (1,531 people).
3,502 women 34 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 Josieli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josieli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Paraná 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 658 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 576 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 476 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 452 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 215 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 179 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 128 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 125 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 124 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 94 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 67 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josieli
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes the neighboring name Josiele as Josi- + -ele. The ending -eli belongs to the same group of feminine formatives (-ele, -ely, -elle), which the morpheme list links to the French -elle and the Italian diminutive -ella, noting that these names tend to have several spellings. The beginning Josi- has an uncertain origin and is placed close to Josemar and Josimar. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,536 people named Josieli, with a median age of 29. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josiele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josieli
What does the name Josieli mean?
The meaning of Josieli 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 Josieli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,536 people with the first name Josieli, which ranks it number 3,480 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Josieli a boy's or a girl's name?
Josieli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,502 women and 34 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josieli most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.006% of the state's population is named Josieli (452 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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