Meaning of the nameRosecleia
- Female
- Ro-se-clei-a
Rosecleia is a Brazilian female name beginning with Rose-, linked to "rose"; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,470 people named Rosecleia, the 6,358th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosecleia 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)
- 1,470
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,358
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,473
- people
Rosecleia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosecleia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (505 people).
1,465 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 Rosecleia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosecleia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 232 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 220 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 132 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 127 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 127 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 123 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 58 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosecleia
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rosecleia among the Brazilian names formed with Rose-, a fragment of given names such as Rosa and Rose, both from the Latin rosae, "rose". The derivation of the ending -cleia is not documented, so the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,470 people named Rosecleia, with a median age of 41; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná. The name is almost always female, and almost all of the people were born between 1960 and 1999.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosecleia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Rosecleia
What does the name Rosecleia mean?
The meaning of Rosecleia 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 Rosecleia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,470 people with the first name Rosecleia, which ranks it number 6,358 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rosecleia a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosecleia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,465 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosecleia most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rosecleia (232 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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