Meaning of the nameJuraci

Unisex
Tupi origin
Ju-ra-ci

Juraci is a Tupi name used for men and women, formed, according to Behind the Name, from îuru, 'mouth', and çy, 'mother, origin'.

Meaning

“from Tupi îuru, 'mouth', and çy, 'mother, origin'”

Source: Behind the Name: Juraci

People (2022): 42,662
Rank in Brazil: #635
Median age: 61 years
2010 Census: 54,987; people

Juraci in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Juraci, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (12,388 people).

22,590 women 20,072 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 Juraci is most common

States with the highest share of people named Juraci in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Sul 0.037%
Bahia 0.036%
Paraná 0.034%
Tocantins 0.029%
Santa Catarina 0.028%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	8,708	0.020%
Bahia	5,021	0.036%
Rio Grande do Sul	4,014	0.037%
Paraná	3,851	0.034%
Minas Gerais	3,666	0.018%
Rio de Janeiro	2,395	0.015%
Santa Catarina	2,113	0.028%
Goiás	1,632	0.023%
Pernambuco	1,541	0.017%
Pará	1,297	0.016%
Mato Grosso	1,007	0.028%
Maranhão	815	0.012%
Ceará	800	0.009%
Espírito Santo	769	0.020%
Piauí	744	0.023%
Mato Grosso do Sul	738	0.027%
Paraíba	535	0.014%
Distrito Federal	446	0.016%
Tocantins	444	0.029%
Sergipe	430	0.020%
Rio Grande do Norte	374	0.011%
Rondônia	364	0.023%
Alagoas	350	0.011%
Amazonas	334	0.009%
Amapá	147	0.020%
Roraima	68	0.011%
Acre	59	0.007%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Juraci

Behind the Name gives Juraci as a name of Tupi origin, used for both sexes, formed from îuru, 'mouth', and çy, 'mother, origin'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Juracy, Juracir, Juracyr, Jurraci and Guaraci among the spelling variants of Juraci. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 42,662 people named Juraci, with a median age of 61. The split between the sexes is balanced, and the two spellings barely appear among people born from the 2000s onward.

This is the most recorded spelling in the group, with a final I.

Other spellings of Juraci

Spelling	People (2022)
Juraci	42,662
Juracy	6,982

Sources

Behind the Name: Juraci · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Juraci · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Juraci

What does the name Juraci mean?

Juraci means “from Tupi îuru, 'mouth', and çy, 'mother, origin'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Juraci in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 42,662 people with the first name Juraci, which ranks it number 635 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Juraci a boy's or a girl's name?

Juraci is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 22,590 women and 20,072 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Juraci?

Juraci is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Juraci most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.037% of the state's population is named Juraci (4,014 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Juraci?

Juracy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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