Meaning of the nameJuscelino

Male
Germanic origin
Jus-ce-li-no

Juscelino is a masculine name of Germanic origin, the Portuguese form of Jocelyn, which goes back to a Frankish name linked to the people of the Goths or Geats.

Meaning

“Portuguese form of Jocelyn, a Germanic name linked to gaut, the name of a people (Goths or Geats), with a diminutive suffix”

Source: Wiktionary: Juscelino · Behind the Name: Juscelino

People (2022): 9,642
Rank in Brazil: #1,765
Median age: 51 years
2010 Census: 8,939; people

Juscelino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Juscelino, 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 (2,404 people).

29 women 9,613 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 Juscelino is most common

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

Piauí 0.011%
Bahia 0.011%
Minas Gerais 0.008%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.008%
Goiás 0.007%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	1,671	0.008%
Bahia	1,484	0.011%
São Paulo	1,479	0.003%
Goiás	519	0.007%
Maranhão	417	0.006%
Pará	414	0.005%
Ceará	376	0.004%
Piauí	355	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	338	0.002%
Amazonas	269	0.007%
Rio Grande do Norte	257	0.008%
Pernambuco	230	0.003%
Paraná	228	0.002%
Mato Grosso	220	0.006%
Paraíba	202	0.005%
Distrito Federal	193	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	153	0.001%
Santa Catarina	151	0.002%
Espírito Santo	138	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	126	0.005%
Tocantins	103	0.007%
Rondônia	86	0.005%
Alagoas	62	0.002%
Acre	59	0.007%
Roraima	45	0.007%
Sergipe	35	0.002%
Amapá	32	0.004%

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

About the name Juscelino

Wiktionary records Juscelino as the equivalent of the English name Jocelyn, and Behind the Name presents it as the Portuguese form of Jocelyn. According to Behind the Name, Jocelyn comes from a Frankish masculine name formed on the Germanic root gaut, with a diminutive suffix. Wiktionary explains that Gaut is the name of a people, the Geats or Goths. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,642 people named Juscelino, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Sources

Wiktionary: Juscelino · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Juscelino · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Jocelyn · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Jocelyn · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Juscelino

What does the name Juscelino mean?

Juscelino means “Portuguese form of Jocelyn, a Germanic name linked to gaut, the name of a people (Goths or Geats), with a diminutive suffix”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Juscelino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,642 people with the first name Juscelino, which ranks it number 1,765 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Juscelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 9,613 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Juscelino?

Juscelino is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Juscelino most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.011% of the state's population is named Juscelino (355 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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