Meaning of the nameJuciel
- Male
- Ju-ci-el
Juciel is a Brazilian male name formed from Juci- and -el, of unknown meaning, with a peak of records among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,263 people named Juciel, the 7,078th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Juciel 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)
- 1,263
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,078
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,353
- people
Juciel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Juciel, 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 (422 people).
0 women 1,248 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 Juciel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Juciel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 149 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 132 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 128 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 112 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 96 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 87 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Juciel
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Juciel as Juci- + -el and gives Jussiel and Jusciel as spelling variants. According to the Morfemário (morpheme list), Juci- is of uncertain origin (the oldest dictionary-listed name linked to it is Juçara), and -el comes from the Hebrew el, 'God', as in Abel and Daniel. Since the initial part has no documented meaning, the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,263 people named Juciel, with a median age of 31.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juciel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Juciel
What does the name Juciel mean?
The meaning of Juciel 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 Juciel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,263 people with the first name Juciel, which ranks it number 7,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Juciel a boy's or a girl's name?
Juciel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,248 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Juciel most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Juciel (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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