Meaning of the nameNagela
- Female
- Na-ge-la
Nagela is a feminine name ending in -ela, with the most people recorded among those born in the 1990s, and its origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,667 people named Nagela, the 5,813th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Nagela 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)
- 1,667
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,813
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,048
- people
Nagela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nagela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (672 people).
1,660 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 Nagela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nagela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 361 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 257 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 229 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 95 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nagela
The origin of the spelling Nagela is uncertain. It ends in -ela, a feminine formative that the Morfemário (suffix section) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as coming from the Italian -ella, a diminutive, or from a feminine form of -el, as in Manuela. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,667 people named Nagela, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ela, -ella) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nagela
What does the name Nagela mean?
The meaning of Nagela 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 Nagela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,667 people with the first name Nagela, which ranks it number 5,813 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Nagela a boy's or a girl's name?
Nagela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,660 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nagela most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Nagela (361 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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