Meaning of the nameCecílio
- Male
- Latin origin
- Ce-cí-li-o
Cecílio is a male name of Latin origin, from Caecilius, a Roman name derived from caecus, 'blind'.
Meaning
“from Latin Caecilius, derived from caecus, 'blind'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cecílio · Wiktionary: caecus · Behind the Name: Cecilia
- People (2022)
- 4,339
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,028
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,610
- people
Cecílio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cecílio, 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 (1,039 people).
26 women 4,313 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 Cecílio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cecílio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 744 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 667 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 354 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 283 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 252 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 196 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 193 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 192 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 180 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 180 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 167 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 155 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 140 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 120 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 56 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cecílio
Wiktionary describes Cecílio as a learned borrowing of Latin Caecilius, and the feminine is Cecília. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado, says that Caecilius comes from the Latin adjective caecus, which Wiktionary glosses as 'blind'. Behind the Name gives the same derivation for the Roman name Caecilius. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,339 people named Cecílio, with a median age of 61.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cecílio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cecílio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: caecus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Cecilia · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Cecílio
What does the name Cecílio mean?
Cecílio means “from Latin Caecilius, derived from caecus, 'blind'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Cecílio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,339 people with the first name Cecílio, which ranks it number 3,028 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Cecílio a boy's or a girl's name?
Cecílio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 4,313 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Cecílio?
Cecílio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cecílio most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.007% of the state's population is named Cecílio (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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