Meaning of the nameGilca
- Female
- Gil-ca
Gilca is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that begins with the element Gil-, found in several other names in the country.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilca 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)
- 1,515
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,215
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,834
- people
Gilca in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilca, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (390 people).
1,507 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 Gilca is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilca in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 309 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 220 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 178 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 163 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 147 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 63 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilca
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Gil- as an element of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from given names such as Gilberto, and lists Gilmara and Gilza among the Brazilian names formed with it. The origin of the spelling Gilca is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,515 people named Gilca, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Gil-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gilca
What does the name Gilca mean?
The meaning of Gilca 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 Gilca in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,515 people with the first name Gilca, which ranks it number 6,215 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gilca a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilca is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,507 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilca most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Gilca (309 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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