Meaning of the nameLuciola
- Female
- Lu-ci-o-la
Luciola is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, written without an accent, listed among names with the element Luci- and matching the Portuguese word lucíola.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 970 people named Luciola, the 8,470th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Luciola 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)
- 970
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,470
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,285
- people
Luciola in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luciola, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (256 people).
966 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 Luciola is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luciola in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 181 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 173 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 110 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 55 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luciola
The origin of the name Luciola is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Luciola among the names with the element Luci-, which would probably be a fragment of Lúcia and Lúcio. The spelling matches the Portuguese word lucíola, which Aulete defines as a genus of beetles that emit light at night, from Italian lucciola. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 970 people named Luciola, with a median age of 50. The records are almost always female and come from before 1940 through the 2000s, with the most births in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciola · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Aulete: lucíola · aulete.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Luciola
What does the name Luciola mean?
The meaning of Luciola 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 Luciola in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 970 people with the first name Luciola, which ranks it number 8,470 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Luciola a boy's or a girl's name?
Luciola is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 966 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Luciola most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Luciola (181 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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