Meaning of the nameClotildes
- Female
- Clo-til-des
Clotildes is a female name whose spelling adds a final -s to Clotilde, a name of Germanic root linked to 'fame' and 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,342 people named Clotildes, the 6,791st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 69, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Clotildes 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)
- 1,342
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,791
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,637
- people
Clotildes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clotildes, 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 (320 people).
1,300 women 42 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 Clotildes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clotildes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 341 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 197 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 190 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 76 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clotildes
The origin of the spelling Clotildes is uncertain. It adds an -s to Clotilde, which Behind the Name presents as the French form of Chrodechildis, a Frankish name with elements meaning 'fame, glory' and 'battle'; Wiktionary gives Clotilde in Portuguese as derived from Proto-Germanic *Hlūdahildiz. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,342 people named Clotildes, with a median age of 69. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Clotilde · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Clotilde · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Clotildes
What does the name Clotildes mean?
The meaning of Clotildes 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 Clotildes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,342 people with the first name Clotildes, which ranks it number 6,791 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Clotildes a boy's or a girl's name?
Clotildes is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,300 women and 42 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Clotildes most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Clotildes (341 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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