Meaning of the nameAlcide

Male
Greek origin
Al-ci-de

Alcide is a male name, the Italian and French form of Alcides, of Greek origin, meaning 'descendant of Alkaîos'.

Meaning

“form of Alcides, 'descendant of Alkaîos'”

Source: Wiktionary: Alcides · Wiktionary: Ἀλκαῖος · Behind the Name: Alcides

People (2022): 909
Rank in Brazil: #8,833
Median age: 62 years
2010 Census: 1,807; people

Alcide in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alcide, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (198 people).

82 women 827 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 Alcide is most common

States with the highest share of people named Alcide in the population, in the 2022 Census.

São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	127	0.000%
Bahia	79	0.001%
Paraná	65	0.001%
Maranhão	63	0.001%
Pará	61	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	60	0.000%
Santa Catarina	60	0.001%
Pernambuco	52	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	51	0.001%
Minas Gerais	38	0.000%
Amazonas	35	0.001%
Ceará	27	0.000%
Piauí	27	0.001%
Goiás	22	0.000%
Rio Grande do Norte	21	0.001%
Espírito Santo	19	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	17	0.001%
Mato Grosso	16	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Alcide

Alcide is recorded as the Italian and French form of Alcides, a name of Greek origin (Alkeídēs) formed from Alkaîos with the patronymic suffix -ídēs, 'descendant of'. Alkaîos derives from the Greek alkḗ, 'strength'. Alcides is also a name of the mythological hero Heracles. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 909 people named Alcide, with a median age of 62. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among those born from 1940 to 1960.

Sources

Wiktionary: Alcide · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Alcides · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Ἀλκαῖος · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Alcide · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Alcides · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Alcide

What does the name Alcide mean?

Alcide means “form of Alcides, 'descendant of Alkaîos'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alcide in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 909 people with the first name Alcide, which ranks it number 8,833 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Alcide a boy's or a girl's name?

Alcide is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 82 women and 827 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Alcide?

Alcide is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alcide most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Alcide (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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