Meaning of the nameMelica
- Female
- Me-li-ca
Melica is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census mostly among people born from 2000 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,079 people named Melica, the 7,847th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 6, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Melica 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)
- 1,079
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,847
- Median age
- 6 years
- 2010 Census
- 786
- people
Melica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Melica, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (512 people).
1,072 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 Melica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Melica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 197 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 195 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 138 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Melica
The origin of the spelling Melica is uncertain. IBGE recorded 1,079 people named Melica in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 6. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most of the people recorded were born from 2010 onward, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Melica
What does the name Melica mean?
The meaning of Melica 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 Melica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,079 people with the first name Melica, which ranks it number 7,847 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Melica a boy's or a girl's name?
Melica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,072 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Melica most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Melica (197 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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