Meaning of the nameMarceli
- Unisex
- Mar-ce-li
Marceli is a name of uncertain origin, used mostly by women, with the spellings Marcelly, Marcely and Marcelli; the endings -eli, -ely and -elli come from the French -elle.
Meaning
The meaning of Marceli 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)
- 10,520
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,647
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,143
- people
Marceli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marceli, 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 (2,566 people).
9,115 women 1,405 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 Marceli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marceli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
- Santa Catarina 0.009%
- Pará 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,085 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,630 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,266 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 973 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 734 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 694 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 686 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 367 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 304 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 280 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 265 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 203 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 174 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 137 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 84 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 74 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 74 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 63 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 61 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marceli
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups the endings -ele, -eli, -ely, -elle, -elli and -elly as spelling variants of a single feminine formative, coming from the French -elle, which in turn is linked to the Italian diminutive -ella. The origin of the name Marceli as a whole is uncertain. Marceli appears from those born in the 1940s onward and includes male records, while Marcelly and Marcely are concentrated among people born from the 1990s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,520 people named Marceli, of whom 9,115 were women. In Polish, Marceli is a male name, borrowed from the Latin Marcellus.
This is the most common spelling in the group and the only one in which men account for more than a thousand records.
Other spellings of Marceli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ele, -eli, -ely, -elle, -elli, -elly) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Marceli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Marcelli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Marceli
What does the name Marceli mean?
The meaning of Marceli 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 Marceli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,520 people with the first name Marceli, which ranks it number 1,647 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marceli a boy's or a girl's name?
Marceli is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 9,115 women and 1,405 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marceli most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Marceli (1,266 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marceli?
Marcelly, Marcely and Marcelli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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