Meaning of the nameCirilo

Cirilo is a male name of Greek origin, coming from the Late Latin Cyrillus, from the Greek Kyrillos, derived from kyrios, 'lord'.

Meaning

“'lord'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cirilo · Behind the Name: Cyril

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People (2022): 3,524
Rank in Brazil: #3,486
Median age: 60 years
2010 Census: 4,121; people

Cirilo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cirilo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (753 people).

0 women 3,512 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 Cirilo is most common

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

Piauí 0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
Minas Gerais 0.003%
Bahia 0.003%
Goiás 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	618	0.001%
Minas Gerais	555	0.003%
Bahia	365	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	222	0.002%
Goiás	152	0.002%
Piauí	148	0.005%
Paraná	144	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	138	0.001%
Santa Catarina	127	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	118	0.004%
Ceará	111	0.001%
Pernambuco	106	0.001%
Pará	102	0.001%
Mato Grosso	89	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	86	0.003%
Maranhão	83	0.001%
Paraíba	77	0.002%
Distrito Federal	66	0.002%
Espírito Santo	43	0.001%
Amazonas	37	0.001%
Rondônia	32	0.002%
Tocantins	31	0.002%
Alagoas	18	0.001%
Sergipe	18	0.001%
Amapá	17	0.002%

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

About the name Cirilo

Wiktionary records Cirilo as a learned borrowing from the Late Latin Cyrillus, which comes from the Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos). The dictionary of names in use in Brazil, citing Machado (1981), links the name to the Greek Kyrillos, derived from kyrios, 'lord', and Behind the Name gives the same meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,524 people named Cirilo, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Sources

Wiktionary: Cirilo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cirilo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Cyril · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Cirilo

What does the name Cirilo mean?

Cirilo means “'lord'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Cirilo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,524 people with the first name Cirilo, which ranks it number 3,486 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Cirilo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,512 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Cirilo?

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

In which Brazilian state is Cirilo most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Cirilo (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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