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Meaning of the nameNicia

Nicia is a feminine name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin and with no known meaning, written without an accent in this spelling.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,099 people named Nicia, the 7,749th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Meaning

The meaning of Nicia 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)
1,099
Rank in Brazil
#7,749
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
1,358
people

Nicia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Nicia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (230 people).

1,095 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 Nicia is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2450.001%
Minas Gerais2040.001%
Rio de Janeiro1720.001%
Bahia820.001%
Paraná430.000%
Amazonas340.001%
Ceará310.000%
Rio Grande do Sul300.000%
Santa Catarina300.000%
Espírito Santo280.001%
Pernambuco260.000%
Pará230.000%
Goiás230.000%
Distrito Federal210.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul160.001%

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

About the name Nicia

The origin of the spelling Nicia is uncertain and is not known with confidence. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,099 people named Nicia, with a median age of 60, most of them born before 1970. It is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Questions about the name Nicia

What does the name Nicia mean?

The meaning of Nicia 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 Nicia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,099 people with the first name Nicia, which ranks it number 7,749 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Nicia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,095 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Nicia most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Nicia (172 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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