Meaning of the nameCilda
- Female
- Cil-da
Cilda is a feminine name ending in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin linked to hild, 'battle'; the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 991 people named Cilda, the 8,337th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Cilda 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)
- 991
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,337
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,209
- people
Cilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (243 people).
987 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 Cilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 209 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 88 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 82 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 82 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cilda
The origin of Cilda is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that the ending -ilda, found in names such as Hilda, Nilda and Clotilde, comes from Germanic hild, 'battle'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 991 people named Cilda, with a median age of 61. The largest group was born in the 1960s, and the records are almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cilda
What does the name Cilda mean?
The meaning of Cilda 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 Cilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 991 people with the first name Cilda, which ranks it number 8,337 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Cilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Cilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 987 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Cilda (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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