Meaning of the nameRosicleia
- Female
- Ro-si-clei-a
Rosicleia is a Brazilian female name beginning with Rosi-, an element taken from Rosa and Rose; the meaning of the whole name is not known.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosicleia 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)
- 9,179
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,827
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,857
- people
Rosicleia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosicleia, 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 (3,282 people).
9,152 women 27 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 Rosicleia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosicleia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 1,607 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 1,307 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 772 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 634 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 566 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 540 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 470 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 330 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 276 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 262 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 249 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 248 | 0.016% |
| Minas Gerais | 235 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 195 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 195 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 191 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 154 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 135 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 135 | 0.018% |
| Alagoas | 124 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 110 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 106 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 88 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 83 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 65 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 60 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 42 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosicleia
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Rosi- as an element taken from names such as Rosa and Rose, from the Latin rosae, 'rose', and lists Rosicleia among the Brazilian names formed with it. No source explains the ending -cleia, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,179 people named Rosicleia, with a median age of 38. Rozicleia is a graphic variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosa-, Rose-, Rosi-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosicleia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosicleia
What does the name Rosicleia mean?
The meaning of Rosicleia 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 Rosicleia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,179 people with the first name Rosicleia, which ranks it number 1,827 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rosicleia a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosicleia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,152 women and 27 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rosicleia most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.018% of the state's population is named Rosicleia (135 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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