Meaning of the nameWinicius
- Male
- Wi-ni-ci-us
Winicius is a Brazilian male name written with W, which resembles Vinícius, and appears mostly among people born from 2000 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,263 people named Winicius, the 7,078th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 19, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Winicius 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)
- 1,263
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,078
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 696
- people
Winicius in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Winicius, 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 (619 people).
0 women 1,258 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 Winicius is most common
States with the highest share of people named Winicius in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 214 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 115 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 80 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 61 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 46 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Winicius
The spelling with W resembles that of Vinícius, which Wiktionary gives as a descendant of the Roman family name Vinicius, possibly linked to vinum, 'wine'; Behind the Name marks the etymology as uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Winicius with Winycius as a spelling variant and dates the first record to 1980. The origin of the spelling with W is uncertain, and the meaning of Winicius is not known. It is an almost always male name, and most of the records are of people born from 2000 onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,263 people named Winicius, with a median age of 19.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Winicius · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Vinicius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Vinicius · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Winicius
What does the name Winicius mean?
The meaning of Winicius 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 Winicius in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,263 people with the first name Winicius, which ranks it number 7,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Winicius a boy's or a girl's name?
Winicius is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,258 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Winicius most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Winicius (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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