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Meaning of the nameRosiel

Rosiel is a Brazilian name of modern formation that recalls the beginning Rosi- and the ending -el, both described in the Morfemário; the meaning of the name as a whole is not known with certainty.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,027 people named Rosiel, the 3,870th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Meaning

The meaning of Rosiel 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)
3,027
Rank in Brazil
#3,870
Median age
37 years
2010 Census
3,187
people

Rosiel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rosiel, 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 (953 people).

75 women 2,952 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 Rosiel is most common

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

  1. Pará 0.007%
  2. Alagoas 0.004%
  3. Maranhão 0.002%
  4. Bahia 0.002%
  5. Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará5690.007%
Bahia3320.002%
São Paulo3070.001%
Pernambuco1830.002%
Maranhão1650.002%
Rio de Janeiro1500.001%
Paraná1290.001%
Minas Gerais1260.001%
Alagoas1100.004%
Goiás980.001%
Mato Grosso800.002%
Amazonas780.002%
Ceará710.001%
Rondônia590.004%
Rio Grande do Sul570.001%
Piauí560.002%
Rio Grande do Norte550.002%
Tocantins550.004%
Paraíba540.001%
Amapá510.007%
Espírito Santo500.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul490.002%
Santa Catarina430.001%
Distrito Federal340.001%
Roraima310.005%
Sergipe240.001%

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

About the name Rosiel

The Morfemário describes Rosi- as an element taken from names such as Rosa and Rose, from Latin rosae, and -el as the Hebrew el, 'God'. These two elements are documented separately; the formation of Rosiel as a whole is not, and the origin of the spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,027 people named Rosiel, almost always male. Those born in the 1980s and 1990s are the most numerous, and, proportionally, the name is most common in Pará.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosa-, Rose-, Rosi-; -el) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Rosiel

What does the name Rosiel mean?

The meaning of Rosiel 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 Rosiel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,027 people with the first name Rosiel, which ranks it number 3,870 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Rosiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 75 women and 2,952 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Rosiel most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Rosiel (569 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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