Meaning of the nameVerenice
- Female
- Ve-re-ni-ce
Verenice is an almost always female name of uncertain origin; the spelling resembles Berenice, but the connection between the two is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,566 people named Verenice, the 6,076th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Verenice 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)
- 1,566
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,076
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,688
- people
Verenice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Verenice, 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 (411 people).
1,564 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 Verenice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Verenice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 315 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 274 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 216 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 208 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 147 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 84 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Verenice
The origin of the spelling Verenice is uncertain. It resembles Berenice, which Behind the Name describes as a Latinized form of the Macedonian Berenike, from the Greek Pherenike, 'bringing victory'; the connection of Verenice with that name, however, is not documented, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) does not list Verenice among the spelling variants of Berenice. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,566 people named Verenice, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The records are almost always female, with more people born between the 1960s and 1980s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Berenice · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Berenice · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Verenice
What does the name Verenice mean?
The meaning of Verenice 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 Verenice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,566 people with the first name Verenice, which ranks it number 6,076 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Verenice a boy's or a girl's name?
Verenice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,564 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Verenice most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Verenice (315 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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