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Meaning of the nameLeiticia

Leiticia is a Brazilian female name, written without an accent and of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among women born between 1990 and 2009.

Meaning

The meaning of Leiticia 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)
4,387
Rank in Brazil
#3,004
Median age
19 years
2010 Census
3,333
people

Leiticia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Leiticia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,843 people).

4,366 women 21 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 Leiticia is most common

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

  1. Amapá 0.014%
  2. Pará 0.009%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.007%
  4. Amazonas 0.007%
  5. Distrito Federal 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará7570.009%
Bahia4930.004%
Minas Gerais4050.002%
São Paulo3980.001%
Rio de Janeiro3270.002%
Amazonas2850.007%
Espírito Santo2840.007%
Ceará2100.002%
Goiás1970.003%
Maranhão1450.002%
Distrito Federal1060.004%
Amapá1010.014%
Rondônia930.006%
Paraná800.001%
Santa Catarina650.001%
Mato Grosso620.002%
Pernambuco590.001%
Tocantins530.004%
Roraima530.008%
Piauí520.002%
Acre410.005%
Rio Grande do Sul400.000%
Sergipe220.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul200.001%
Paraíba180.001%
Alagoas150.001%

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

About the name Leiticia

The origin of the spelling Leiticia is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,387 people named Leiticia, with a median age of 19. It is recorded almost always among women, and the 1990s and 2000s account for most of the records. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.

Sources

  1. IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage

Questions about the name Leiticia

What does the name Leiticia mean?

The meaning of Leiticia 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 Leiticia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,387 people with the first name Leiticia, which ranks it number 3,004 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Leiticia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,366 women and 21 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Leiticia most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.014% of the state's population is named Leiticia (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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