Meaning of the nameCileia
- Female
- Ci-lei-a
Cileia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the spelling variant Cilea and records concentrated in the 1960s to 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,556 people named Cileia, the 6,096th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Cileia 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)
- 1,556
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,096
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,787
- people
Cileia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cileia, 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 (377 people).
1,551 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 Cileia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cileia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 485 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 218 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 208 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 41 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cileia
The origin of Cileia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) notes that in some regions the second i is not pronounced, and therefore lists Cilea as a spelling variant. Almost all records are female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,556 people named Cileia, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cileia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Cileia
What does the name Cileia mean?
The meaning of Cileia 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 Cileia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,556 people with the first name Cileia, which ranks it number 6,096 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cileia a boy's or a girl's name?
Cileia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,551 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cileia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cileia (485 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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