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Meaning of the nameCicilia

Cicilia is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Sicília, with Cecília as another possibility.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,602 people named Cicilia, the 5,991st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Cicilia 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)
1,602
Rank in Brazil
#5,991
Median age
40 years
2010 Census
2,324
people

Cicilia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cicilia, 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 (286 people).

1,591 women 0 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 Cicilia is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.001%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  4. Bahia 0.001%
  5. Paraná 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2280.001%
Rio de Janeiro1840.001%
Bahia1440.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1280.001%
Minas Gerais1270.001%
Paraná1090.001%
Santa Catarina1010.001%
Pará750.001%
Ceará670.001%
Espírito Santo650.002%
Pernambuco590.001%
Goiás440.001%
Amazonas350.001%
Distrito Federal330.001%
Maranhão280.000%
Mato Grosso250.001%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Alagoas200.001%
Paraíba190.001%
Sergipe170.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul150.001%

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

About the name Cicilia

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Cicilia as a spelling variant of Sicília, a name that, according to Machado (1981), comes from Greek by way of Latin, and it also allows that it may be a variation of Cecília, from Latin Caecilia. The meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,602 people named Cicilia, with a median age of 40. It is almost always a female name, with records from all generations, and those born in 2020–2022 form the largest group by decade.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cicilia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Cecília · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Cicilia

What does the name Cicilia mean?

The meaning of Cicilia 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 Cicilia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,602 people with the first name Cicilia, which ranks it number 5,991 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

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

Cicilia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,591 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Cicilia?

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

In which Brazilian state is Cicilia most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.001% of the state's population is named Cicilia (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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