Meaning of the nameMacia
- Female
- Ma-ci-a
Macia is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded in Brazil mostly for people born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Macia 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)
- 3,828
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,288
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,361
- people
Macia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Macia, 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 (1,229 people).
3,800 women 28 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 Macia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Macia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 569 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 395 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 328 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 328 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 297 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 276 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 234 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 171 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 147 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 133 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 124 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 122 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 94 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 62 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 51 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 41 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Macia
The origin of the name Macia is uncertain. Macia is also the feminine form of the Portuguese adjective macio, 'soft to the touch', but the derivation of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,828 people named Macia, with a median age of 41; the census counts only the first word of the name. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Priberam: macia (feminino de macio) · dicionario.priberam.org · usage
Questions about the name Macia
What does the name Macia mean?
The meaning of Macia 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 Macia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,828 people with the first name Macia, which ranks it number 3,288 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Macia a boy's or a girl's name?
Macia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,800 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Macia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.005% of the state's population is named Macia (147 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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