Meaning of the nameVeronice
- Female
- Ve-ro-ni-ce
Veronice is a Brazilian female name whose spelling is close to Verônica, with an uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Veronice 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)
- 7,013
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,168
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,416
- people
Veronice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Veronice, 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 (2,212 people).
6,971 women 42 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 Veronice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Veronice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.009%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,331 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 1,256 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 643 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 584 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 422 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 412 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 321 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 274 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 200 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 190 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 184 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 143 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 135 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 134 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 132 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 111 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 75 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 61 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Veronice
The origin of the spelling Veronice is uncertain. It is close to Verônica, a female name of Latin origin that Wiktionary records as a learned borrowing from Late Latin, but the origin of Veronice itself is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,013 people named Veronice, with a median age of 49. Most were born in the 1960s and 1970s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Verônica · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Veronice
What does the name Veronice mean?
The meaning of Veronice 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 Veronice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,013 people with the first name Veronice, which ranks it number 2,168 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Veronice a boy's or a girl's name?
Veronice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,971 women and 42 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Veronice most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.009% of the state's population is named Veronice (1,256 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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