Meaning of the nameNelia
- Female
- Ne-li-a
Nelia is a female name used in Brazil, written without an accent, whose origin and meaning in the country are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Nelia 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)
- 5,165
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,681
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,173
- people
Nelia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nelia, 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 (1,309 people).
5,142 women 23 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 Nelia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nelia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Goiás 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 869 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 813 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 748 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 742 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 264 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 244 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 162 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 151 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 141 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 84 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 79 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 61 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nelia
The origin of the spelling Nelia in Brazil is uncertain. In other languages, Wiktionary records Nelia as a female name in English and in Norwegian, in the latter as a short form of Kornelia, and in Latin as a borrowing from Greek Νήλεια (Nḗleia), the name of a city in Thessaly. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,165 people named Nelia, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nelia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nelia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Nelia
What does the name Nelia mean?
The meaning of Nelia 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 Nelia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,165 people with the first name Nelia, which ranks it number 2,681 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nelia a boy's or a girl's name?
Nelia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,142 women and 23 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nelia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.005% of the state's population is named Nelia (869 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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