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Meaning of the nameNarciso

Narciso is a male name of Greek origin, from Nárkissos, which Behind the Name possibly links to nárkē, "sleep, torpor".

Meaning

“possibly from nárkē, 'sleep, torpor' (name of a figure in Greek mythology)”

Source: Behind the Name: Narcissus

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People (2022)
6,569
Rank in Brazil
#2,269
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
8,855
people

Narciso in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Narciso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,507 people).

0 women 6,552 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 Narciso is most common

States with the highest share of people named Narciso in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.005%
  3. São Paulo 0.004%
  4. Paraná 0.004%
  5. Mato Grosso 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,9390.004%
Bahia5460.004%
Minas Gerais5180.003%
Paraná4530.004%
Rio Grande do Sul4010.004%
Santa Catarina3620.005%
Rio de Janeiro2900.002%
Pernambuco2610.003%
Pará2030.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1870.007%
Mato Grosso1460.004%
Goiás1380.002%
Ceará1350.002%
Espírito Santo1200.003%
Piauí1110.003%
Paraíba1090.003%
Amazonas1070.003%
Maranhão950.001%
Alagoas800.003%
Distrito Federal730.003%
Sergipe650.003%
Rio Grande do Norte630.002%
Rondônia560.004%
Tocantins460.003%
Acre340.004%
Amapá170.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Narciso

Narciso is the Portuguese form of the Greek Nárkissos, the name of a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who, according to the myth, turned into the narcissus flower. Behind the Name says the name possibly comes from nárkē, "sleep" or "torpor", and notes that it appears in the epistles of the New Testament and was used by several saints. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,569 people named Narciso, almost always male.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Narciso · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  2. Wiktionary: Narcissus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Narcissus · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Narciso

What does the name Narciso mean?

Narciso means “possibly from nárkē, 'sleep, torpor' (name of a figure in Greek mythology)”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Narciso in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,569 people with the first name Narciso, which ranks it number 2,269 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Narciso a boy's or a girl's name?

Narciso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 6,552 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Narciso?

Narciso is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Narciso most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Narciso (187 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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