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Meaning of the nameAlcides

Alcides is a male name of Greek origin, a patronymic that Wiktionary translates as 'descendant of Alcaeus' and that in mythology also designates Héracles.

Meaning

“descendant of Alceu (Alcaeus)”

Source: Wiktionary: Alcides · Behind the Name: Alcides

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People (2022)
39,114
Rank in Brazil
#679
Median age
63 years
2010 Census
54,708
people

Alcides in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alcides, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (9,535 people).

399 women 38,715 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 Alcides is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.039%
  2. Paraná 0.030%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.030%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.029%
  5. São Paulo 0.025%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo11,2570.025%
Paraná3,4590.030%
Rio Grande do Sul3,2770.030%
Minas Gerais3,1350.015%
Santa Catarina2,9920.039%
Bahia2,1970.016%
Rio de Janeiro2,0570.013%
Pernambuco1,2940.014%
Goiás1,1040.016%
Pará9110.011%
Mato Grosso8300.023%
Mato Grosso do Sul8110.029%
Maranhão7270.011%
Ceará6550.007%
Piauí6330.019%
Paraíba6210.016%
Espírito Santo6060.016%
Amazonas4890.012%
Rio Grande do Norte4190.013%
Rondônia3090.020%
Tocantins2960.020%
Distrito Federal2870.010%
Alagoas2800.009%
Sergipe1900.009%
Roraima1020.016%
Amapá950.013%
Acre810.010%

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

About the name Alcides

Wiktionary gives Alcides as a name of Greek origin, 'descendant of Alcaeus'. Behind the Name describes it as a Latinized form of Greek Alkeides, from alke, 'strength, vigor', plus the patronymic suffix -ides, and adds that it was another name of the hero Héracles in Greek mythology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,114 people named Alcides, with a median age of 63; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Alcidez as a spelling variant.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Alcides · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Alcides · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alcides · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Alcides

What does the name Alcides mean?

Alcides means “descendant of Alceu (Alcaeus)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alcides in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 39,114 people with the first name Alcides, which ranks it number 679 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Alcides is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 399 women and 38,715 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Alcides?

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

In which Brazilian state is Alcides most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.039% of the state's population is named Alcides (2,992 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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