Meaning of the nameCacilda
- Female
- Ca-cil-da
Cacilda is a female name of uncertain origin, from older generations, ending in -ilda, an ending linked in other names to Germanic hild, 'battle'.
Meaning
The meaning of Cacilda 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)
- 10,933
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,605
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,934
- people
Cacilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cacilda, 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 (2,808 people).
10,884 women 49 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 Cacilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cacilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.010%
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- São Paulo 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,507 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,230 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 1,177 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 826 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 611 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 597 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 384 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 370 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 324 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 205 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 174 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 172 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 161 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 158 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 148 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 137 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 129 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 118 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 101 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 100 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 65 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 61 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 32 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cacilda
The origin of Cacilda is not known for certain. The name ends in -ilda, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild, 'battle', in traditional names such as Brunilda and Clotilde. It is a name of older generations: the birth peak is in the 1960s, and few people with the name were born after 1990. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,933 people named Cacilda, almost always women, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cacilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILDA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cacilda
What does the name Cacilda mean?
The meaning of Cacilda 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 Cacilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,933 people with the first name Cacilda, which ranks it number 1,605 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Cacilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Cacilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,884 women and 49 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cacilda most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.010% of the state's population is named Cacilda (1,177 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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