Meaning of the nameCibele

Cibele is a feminine name that comes, through Latin Cybele, from the Greek Kybélē, the name of a Phrygian mother goddess; the meaning of the name is unknown.

Meaning

The meaning of Cibele 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): 30,904
Rank in Brazil: #801
Median age: 33 years
2010 Census: 33,332; people

Cibele in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cibele, 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 (8,835 people).

30,747 women 157 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 Cibele is most common

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

São Paulo 0.026%
Amapá 0.021%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.017%
Pernambuco 0.017%
Minas Gerais 0.017%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	11,401	0.026%
Minas Gerais	3,443	0.017%
Paraná	1,868	0.016%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,852	0.017%
Pernambuco	1,527	0.017%
Ceará	1,332	0.015%
Bahia	1,324	0.009%
Pará	991	0.012%
Rio de Janeiro	896	0.006%
Santa Catarina	883	0.012%
Goiás	759	0.011%
Maranhão	657	0.010%
Amazonas	422	0.011%
Paraíba	414	0.010%
Mato Grosso do Sul	399	0.015%
Distrito Federal	385	0.014%
Alagoas	376	0.012%
Piauí	373	0.011%
Mato Grosso	335	0.009%
Rio Grande do Norte	326	0.010%
Sergipe	195	0.009%
Espírito Santo	186	0.005%
Amapá	156	0.021%
Tocantins	139	0.009%
Rondônia	127	0.008%
Acre	76	0.009%
Roraima	62	0.010%

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

About the name Cibele

Wiktionary records Cibele as a learned borrowing from Latin Cybelē, coming from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē), which the Greek entry gives as of Phrygian or Lydian origin. In mythology, it is the name of the Phrygian mother goddess linked to fertility and nature, later worshipped by Greeks and Romans. Behind the Name says the meaning is unknown and mentions as a possibility Phrygian roots meaning 'stone' or 'hair'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,904 people named Cibele, a name almost always female, with a median age of 33. Wiktionary lists Cibelle, Cibely and Cibelly as alternative forms.

This is the most common spelling in the group and the one Wiktionary has as an entry in Portuguese; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Other spellings of Cibele

Spelling	People (2022)
Cibele	30,904
Cibelle	2,919

Sources

Wiktionary: Cibele · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Cybele · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Κυβέλη · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Cibele

What does the name Cibele mean?

The meaning of Cibele 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 Cibele in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,904 people with the first name Cibele, which ranks it number 801 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Cibele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 30,747 women and 157 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cibele?

Cibele is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cibele most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.026% of the state's population is named Cibele (11,401 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Cibele?

Cibelle. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

More names of Greek origin

See all

Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Cibele with a source. See the methodology.