Meaning of the nameLusia
- Female
- Lu-si-a
Lusia is a feminine name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists as a spelling variant of Luzia.
Meaning
The meaning of Lusia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 5,742
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,486
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,971
- people
Lusia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lusia, 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 (1,436 people).
5,715 women 27 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 Lusia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lusia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.007%
- Goiás 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,334 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 631 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 423 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 368 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 309 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 291 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 280 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 264 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 232 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 222 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 193 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 169 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 156 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 114 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 89 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 77 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 75 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 63 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lusia
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes Lusia among the spelling variants of Luzia, a name that Wiktionary derives from Old Galician-Portuguese Luzia and Latin Lūcia. The origin of the spelling Lusia, with S between vowels, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,742 people named Lusia, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. Most of these people were born between 1940 and 1979, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luzia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Luzia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Lusia
What does the name Lusia mean?
The meaning of Lusia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Lusia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,742 people with the first name Lusia, which ranks it number 2,486 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lusia a boy's or a girl's name?
Lusia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,715 women and 27 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lusia most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.007% of the state's population is named Lusia (232 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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