Meaning of the nameCiro
Ciro is a masculine name that comes, through the Latin Cyrus and the Greek Kŷros, from the Old Persian Kuruš, possibly 'young' or 'humiliator of the enemy'.
Meaning
“possibly 'young' or 'humiliator (of the enemy)', from the Old Persian Kuruš”
Source: Behind the Name: Cyrus
- People (2022)
- 11,766
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,524
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,935
- people
Ciro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ciro, 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 (2,491 people).
32 women 11,734 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 Ciro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ciro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Minas Gerais 0.008%
- Distrito Federal 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,708 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,575 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,194 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 866 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 803 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 713 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 493 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 411 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 384 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 288 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 265 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 228 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 226 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 214 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 198 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 194 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 190 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 154 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 140 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 126 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 117 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 96 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ciro
Wiktionary treats Ciro as a learned borrowing from the Latin Cȳrus, coming from the Greek Κῦρος (Kŷros) and the Old Persian Kuruš. Behind the Name says the Persian name possibly means 'young' or 'humiliator (of the enemy)', also allows for an Elamite origin, and records that the name was sometimes associated with the Greek kýrios, 'lord'; the same site includes it among the biblical names, from the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,766 people named Ciro, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
This is the traditional spelling, with I, and the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Ciro
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ciro | 11,766 |
| Cyro | 1,068 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ciro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Cyrus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ciro · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ciro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Ciro
What does the name Ciro mean?
Ciro means “possibly 'young' or 'humiliator (of the enemy)', from the Old Persian Kuruš”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ciro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,766 people with the first name Ciro, which ranks it number 1,524 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ciro a boy's or a girl's name?
Ciro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 32 women and 11,734 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ciro?
Ciro is a name of Persian, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ciro most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Ciro (1,194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ciro?
Cyro. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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