Meaning of the nameVinicus
- Male
- Vi-ni-cus
Vinicus is a male name whose spelling resembles Vinícius, a Latin name of a Roman family, but it ends in -cus; the origin of the spelling is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Vinicus 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)
- 2,062
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,007
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,331
- people
Vinicus in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vinicus, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (748 people).
21 women 2,041 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 Vinicus is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vinicus in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 674 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 229 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 167 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 108 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 59 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vinicus
Vinicus resembles Vinícius, which Wiktionary records as a learned borrowing from Latin Vīnicius, a Roman family name. The origin of the spelling Vinicus is uncertain. Most of the people recorded were born between the 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,062 people named Vinicus, with a median age of 20. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vinícius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Vinicus
What does the name Vinicus mean?
The meaning of Vinicus 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 Vinicus in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,062 people with the first name Vinicus, which ranks it number 5,007 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Vinicus a boy's or a girl's name?
Vinicus is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 2,041 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vinicus most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.002% of the state's population is named Vinicus (674 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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