Meaning of the nameHercilia

Female
Latin origin
Her-ci-li-a

Hercilia is a spelling of the name Ercília.

Meaning

The meaning of Hercilia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 2,554
Rank in Brazil: #4,360
Median age: 68 years
2010 Census: 3,132; people

Hercilia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hercilia, 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 (575 people).

2,543 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 Hercilia is most common

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

Piauí 0.003%
Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.002%
São Paulo 0.002%
Bahia 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	697	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	393	0.002%
Minas Gerais	391	0.002%
Bahia	186	0.001%
Paraná	134	0.001%
Piauí	111	0.003%
Santa Catarina	102	0.001%
Pernambuco	90	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	67	0.001%
Ceará	56	0.001%
Goiás	53	0.001%
Paraíba	45	0.001%
Distrito Federal	36	0.001%
Maranhão	31	0.001%
Espírito Santo	30	0.001%
Pará	28	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	18	0.001%
Mato Grosso	17	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	16	0.001%

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

The spelling Hercilia

With an initial H, it is recorded by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as a spelling variant of Ercília; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

About the name Ercília

Behind the Name records Ercília as the Portuguese form of Hersilia, the name of a Sabine woman in Roman legend. The meaning is uncertain: Behind the Name tentatively suggests a link to the Greek herse, 'dew'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Hercilia as a spelling variant of Ercília. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,806 people named Ercília, with a median age of 67.

Other spellings of Ercília

Spelling	People (2022)
Ercília	7,806
Hercilia	2,554

Sources

Behind the Name: Hersilia · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ercília · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Hercilia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Hercilia

What does the name Hercilia mean?

The meaning of Hercilia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Hercilia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,554 people with the first name Hercilia, which ranks it number 4,360 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Hercilia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,543 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Hercilia?

Hercilia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hercilia most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Hercilia (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Hercilia?

Ercília. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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