Meaning of the nameVanderlucia
- Female
- Van-der-lu-ci-a
Vanderlucia is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, which recalls Vanderlei at the start and Lúcia at the end.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,983 people named Vanderlucia, the 3,205th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanderlucia 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)
- 3,983
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,205
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,245
- people
Vanderlucia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanderlucia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,490 people).
3,966 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 Vanderlucia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanderlucia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Goiás 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 732 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 523 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 411 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 283 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 262 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 246 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 198 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 187 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 164 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 142 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 115 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 83 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 82 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 77 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 74 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 47 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanderlucia
The origin of the name Vanderlucia is uncertain, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Wanderlucia as a spelling variant. The beginning Vander- recalls Vanderlei, a name that Wiktionary derives from Dutch van der Leij, and the ending -lucia matches the name Lúcia, which Wiktionary derives from Lúcio, from Latin Lucius. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,983 people named Vanderlucia, with a median age of 44. The records are almost always female, of women born between the 1950s and the 2000s, with the most in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vanderlucia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Lúcia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Vanderlucia
What does the name Vanderlucia mean?
The meaning of Vanderlucia 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 Vanderlucia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,983 people with the first name Vanderlucia, which ranks it number 3,205 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanderlucia a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanderlucia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,966 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vanderlucia most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Vanderlucia (523 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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