Meaning of the nameJucelia
- Female
- Ju-ce-li-a
Jucelia is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, from the group of names beginning with Juce- or Juci-, such as Jucilene and Jucimara.
Meaning
The meaning of Jucelia 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)
- 22,957
- Rank in Brazil
- #976
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 24,738
- people
Jucelia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jucelia, 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 (7,872 people).
22,881 women 76 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 Jucelia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jucelia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.035%
- Bahia 0.034%
- Paraná 0.018%
- Rondônia 0.017%
- Mato Grosso 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,767 | 0.034% |
| São Paulo | 3,012 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,677 | 0.035% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,336 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 2,052 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 970 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 828 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 783 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 653 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 581 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 529 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 526 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 387 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 381 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 332 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 304 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 299 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 272 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 271 | 0.017% |
| Distrito Federal | 239 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 189 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 178 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 145 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 135 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 38 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jucelia
The origin of Jucelia is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the element Juci-/Juce-, also of uncertain origin, in Brazilian names such as Juciara, Jucilene and Jucimara, and points to Juçara as the oldest name with this beginning that is listed in dictionaries. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,957 people named Jucelia, with a median age of 42. The name is almost always female, peaked among those born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jucelia
What does the name Jucelia mean?
The meaning of Jucelia 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 Jucelia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,957 people with the first name Jucelia, which ranks it number 976 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jucelia a boy's or a girl's name?
Jucelia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,881 women and 76 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jucelia most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.035% of the state's population is named Jucelia (2,677 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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