Meaning of the nameKecia
- Female
- Ke-ci-a
Kecia is a feminine name of uncertain origin, spelled with an initial K, with records concentrated in the 1980s to 2000s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,562 people named Kecia, the 6,086th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Kecia 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)
- 1,562
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,086
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,829
- people
Kecia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kecia, 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 (470 people).
1,555 women 0 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 Kecia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kecia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 167 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 159 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 149 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 135 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 128 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 113 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 93 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kecia
The origin of the spelling Kecia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Kecya and Quecia as spelling variants. Almost all records are female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,562 people named Kecia, with a median age of 27. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kecia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kecia
What does the name Kecia mean?
The meaning of Kecia 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 Kecia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,562 people with the first name Kecia, which ranks it number 6,086 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Kecia a boy's or a girl's name?
Kecia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,555 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kecia most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Kecia (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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