Meaning of the nameMacela
- Female
- Ma-ce-la
Macela is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin; in Portuguese the same word names several plants, such as chamomile.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,159 people named Macela, the 7,487th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 24, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Macela 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)
- 1,159
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,487
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,973
- people
Macela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Macela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (305 people).
1,151 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 Macela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Macela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 200 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 109 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 106 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 90 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 84 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 76 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 55 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Macela
As a common word, macela is the popular name of several plants in the daisy family, among them Achyrocline satureioides and Roman chamomile, and Wiktionary gives its etymology as uncertain, perhaps from maça with the suffix -ela. As a given name, the origin of the spelling Macela is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, and most people with it were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,159 people named Macela, with a median age of 24.
Sources
- Wiktionary: macela · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Macela
What does the name Macela mean?
The meaning of Macela 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 Macela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,159 people with the first name Macela, which ranks it number 7,487 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Macela a boy's or a girl's name?
Macela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,151 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Macela most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Macela (200 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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