Meaning of the nameCleide

Cleide is a feminine name of Greek origin; the sources differ between kleís, 'key', and Cleis, a name probably linked to kleos, 'glory'.

Meaning

“according to Machado, from Greek kleís, 'key'; according to Behind the Name, a form of Cleis, probably from kleos, 'glory'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleide · Behind the Name: Cleide · Behind the Name: Cleis

People (2022): 94,973
Rank in Brazil: #332
Median age: 50 years
2010 Census: 106,373; people

Cleide in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cleide, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (30,078 people).

94,102 women 871 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 Cleide is most common

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

São Paulo 0.068%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.066%
Paraná 0.065%
Goiás 0.057%
Rondônia 0.057%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	30,169	0.068%
Minas Gerais	9,791	0.048%
Bahia	7,562	0.054%
Paraná	7,471	0.065%
Rio de Janeiro	6,285	0.039%
Pernambuco	4,189	0.046%
Goiás	4,026	0.057%
Pará	2,878	0.035%
Santa Catarina	2,866	0.038%
Mato Grosso	2,023	0.055%
Ceará	1,845	0.021%
Mato Grosso do Sul	1,820	0.066%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,528	0.014%
Distrito Federal	1,441	0.051%
Maranhão	1,269	0.019%
Alagoas	1,242	0.040%
Rio Grande do Norte	1,240	0.038%
Amazonas	1,189	0.030%
Sergipe	1,056	0.048%
Paraíba	996	0.025%
Espírito Santo	983	0.026%
Piauí	966	0.030%
Rondônia	900	0.057%
Tocantins	628	0.042%
Amapá	243	0.033%
Acre	196	0.024%
Roraima	171	0.027%

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

About the name Cleide

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives the origin as the Greek kleís, kleidós, 'key', 'bolt'. Behind the Name treats Cleide as the Portuguese and Italian form of Cleis, a Latinization of the Greek Kleis, probably derived from kleos, 'glory'. Wiktionary records it as a feminine name used in Brazil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 94,973 people named Cleide, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Cleide · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Cleis · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Cleide · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Cleide

What does the name Cleide mean?

Cleide means “according to Machado, from Greek kleís, 'key'; according to Behind the Name, a form of Cleis, probably from kleos, 'glory'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Cleide in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 94,973 people with the first name Cleide, which ranks it number 332 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Cleide is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 94,102 women and 871 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cleide?

Cleide is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cleide most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.068% of the state's population is named Cleide (30,169 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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