Meaning of the nameCheila
- Female
- Chei-la
Cheila is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, written with an initial ch and most frequent among people born in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Cheila 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)
- 9,836
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,737
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,658
- people
Cheila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cheila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (3,635 people).
9,799 women 37 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 Cheila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cheila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,272 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,242 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 928 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 881 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 812 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 765 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 685 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 477 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 307 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 275 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 269 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 245 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 243 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 222 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 179 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 129 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 118 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 112 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 102 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 94 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 90 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 86 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 70 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 52 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 39 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cheila
The origin of Cheila is uncertain. In the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Cheilane appears as a spelling variant of Sheilane, a name that the dictionary says probably comes from Sheila. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,836 people named Cheila, with a median age of 38; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sheilane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Cheila
What does the name Cheila mean?
The meaning of Cheila 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 Cheila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,836 people with the first name Cheila, which ranks it number 1,737 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cheila a boy's or a girl's name?
Cheila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,799 women and 37 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cheila most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.012% of the state's population is named Cheila (928 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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