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Meaning of the nameNicoli

Nicoli is a female name of uncertain origin, also spelled Nicoly, Nicolly and Nicolli, used mostly by people born from the 1990s onward.

Meaning

The meaning of Nicoli 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)
22,313
Rank in Brazil
#991
Median age
13 years
2010 Census
19,954
people

Nicoli in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Nicoli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (9,386 people).

22,181 women 132 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 Nicoli is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.030%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.026%
  3. Paraná 0.023%
  4. São Paulo 0.017%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.017%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo7,7250.017%
Rio Grande do Sul2,8210.026%
Paraná2,6250.023%
Santa Catarina2,2880.030%
Minas Gerais1,3450.007%
Rio de Janeiro9410.006%
Espírito Santo6590.017%
Mato Grosso5980.016%
Bahia4570.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul4480.016%
Goiás4280.006%
Pernambuco3100.003%
Pará2760.003%
Rondônia2260.014%
Ceará2010.002%
Maranhão1260.002%
Amazonas1190.003%
Paraíba1180.003%
Distrito Federal1030.004%
Alagoas970.003%
Rio Grande do Norte960.003%
Piauí780.002%
Sergipe740.003%
Tocantins580.004%
Roraima470.007%
Acre290.004%
Amapá200.003%

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

About the name Nicoli

Nicoli, Nicoly, Nicolly and Nicolli are four spellings of a female name, differing in the final letter, i or y, and in whether the l is single or double. The origin of these spellings is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,313 people named Nicoli, with a median age of 13; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina. All four spellings are almost always recorded as female, and Nicolly is the most common in the group.

Spelling with a final i and a single l; among people with this name, the largest number were born in the 2000s.

Other spellings of Nicoli

SpellingPeople (2022)
Nicolly34,077
Nicoly27,139
Nicoli22,313
Nicolli2,690

Questions about the name Nicoli

What does the name Nicoli mean?

The meaning of Nicoli 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 Nicoli in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,313 people with the first name Nicoli, which ranks it number 991 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Nicoli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,181 women and 132 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Nicoli most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.030% of the state's population is named Nicoli (2,288 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Nicoli?

Nicolly, Nicoly and Nicolli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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