Meaning of the nameCastiel
- Male
- Cas-ti-el
Castiel is a masculine name that, according to Behind the Name, designates an angel from the grimoire Heptameron and is possibly a variant of Cassiel; the meaning is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,023 people named Castiel, the 8,165th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 3, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Castiel 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)
- 1,023
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,165
- Median age
- 3 years
- 2010 Census
- 21
- people
Castiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Castiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (556 people).
0 women 1,010 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 Castiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Castiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 189 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 117 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 84 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 66 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 57 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Castiel
Behind the Name describes Castiel as a possible variant of Cassiel, with an uncertain etymology, and as the name of an angel in the grimoire Heptameron. Wiktionary describes Cassiel as an angel in non-canonical Jewish, Christian and Islamic mystical works. Castiel is also the name of an angel character in the American series Supernatural (2005–2020). The meaning is not known. It is an almost always male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,023 people named Castiel, with a median age of 3, almost all born from 2010 onward.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Castiel · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Cassiel · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Castiel
What does the name Castiel mean?
The meaning of Castiel 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 Castiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,023 people with the first name Castiel, which ranks it number 8,165 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Castiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Castiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,010 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Castiel most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Castiel (117 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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