Meaning of the nameLucila
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-la
Lucila is a feminine name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of Lucilla, a diminutive linked to Lúcia and the Latin root lux, 'light'.
Meaning
“diminutive of Lúcia, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”
Source: Behind the Name: Lucila · Behind the Name: Lucilla · Behind the Name: Lucia · Wiktionary: Lucilla · Wiktionary: Lucius
- People (2022)
- 11,170
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,577
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,789
- people
Lucila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucila, 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 (2,325 people).
11,124 women 46 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 Lucila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.015%
- Amazonas 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Mato Grosso 0.008%
- Pará 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,020 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,201 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 687 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 606 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 556 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 549 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 495 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 484 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 481 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 467 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 408 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 340 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 303 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 200 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 200 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 179 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 168 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 154 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 129 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 114 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 95 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 86 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 77 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 61 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lucila
Lucila is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Lucilla, a Roman name that Behind the Name describes as a diminutive of Lúcia; Wiktionary analyzes Lucilla as Lūcius plus the suffix -illa. Lúcia is the feminine of Lucius, and Wiktionary links Lūcius to Latin lūx, 'light'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Lucyla as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,170 people named Lucila, with a median age of 59, almost all of them women.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Lucila · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucilla · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lucilla · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lucius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Lucila
What does the name Lucila mean?
Lucila means “diminutive of Lúcia, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Lucila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,170 people with the first name Lucila, which ranks it number 1,577 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Lucila a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,124 women and 46 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lucila?
Lucila is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lucila most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.015% of the state's population is named Lucila (408 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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- Helena♀Probably from Greek helene, 'torch'366,186 people
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