Meaning of the nameRaica
- Female
- Rai-ca
Raica is a feminine name of uncertain origin, also written Raika, recorded mainly from the 2000s on.
Meaning
The meaning of Raica 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)
- 2,654
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,240
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,154
- people
Raica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raica, 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 (1,613 people).
2,607 women 47 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 Raica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 398 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 349 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 343 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 188 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 136 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 115 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 100 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 64 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| 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 Raica
The origin of the spelling Raica is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Raica and lists Raika, Rayca, Rayka, Rhaica, Rhaika, Rhayca and Rhayka as spellings of the same name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,654 people named Raica and 2,710 named Raika. Both are almost always female names. Proportionally, they are most common in Amazonas.
Uses C in place of the K of Raika, the most common spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Raica
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Raika | 2,710 |
| Raica | 2,654 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Raica
What does the name Raica mean?
The meaning of Raica 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 Raica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,654 people with the first name Raica, which ranks it number 4,240 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Raica a boy's or a girl's name?
Raica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,607 women and 47 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Raica most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Raica (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raica?
Raika. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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