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Meaning of the nameLucília

Lucília is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of the Roman name Lucilius, derived from Lucius, linked to lux, 'light'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Lucílio, a Roman name derived from Lúcio, from the Latin lux, 'light'”

Source: Behind the Name: Lucilia · Behind the Name: Lucius

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People (2022)
12,348
Rank in Brazil
#1,475
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
14,988
people

Lucília in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lucília, 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 (2,886 people).

12,301 women 47 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 Lucília is most common

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

  1. Tocantins 0.012%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.011%
  3. Bahia 0.010%
  4. Piauí 0.009%
  5. Distrito Federal 0.009%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,8460.006%
Minas Gerais2,2960.011%
Rio de Janeiro1,3770.009%
Bahia1,3690.010%
Paraná6290.006%
Goiás6100.009%
Maranhão4660.007%
Piauí3020.009%
Distrito Federal2500.009%
Rio Grande do Sul2440.002%
Ceará2360.003%
Espírito Santo2350.006%
Santa Catarina2280.003%
Pernambuco2040.002%
Pará1980.002%
Tocantins1750.012%
Mato Grosso1490.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul1380.005%
Rio Grande do Norte850.003%
Amazonas730.002%
Rondônia620.004%
Paraíba550.001%
Alagoas390.001%
Sergipe310.001%
Roraima210.003%
Acre160.002%

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

About the name Lucília

Behind the Name records Lucilia as a feminine form of Lucilius, a Roman family name derived from the given name Lucius, which in turn comes from the Latin lux, 'light'. Wiktionary gives the related name Lucilla as a feminine diminutive of Lucius. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Lucilhia as a spelling variant, and the Morfemário places Lucília among the traditional names with the beginning Luci-, alongside Lúcia and Lucila. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,348 people named Lucília, with a median age of 58. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Lucilia · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Lucilius · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Lucius · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Lucilla · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucilia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  6. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Lucília

What does the name Lucília mean?

Lucília means “feminine form of Lucílio, a Roman name derived from Lúcio, from the Latin lux, 'light'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Lucília in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,348 people with the first name Lucília, which ranks it number 1,475 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Lucília a boy's or a girl's name?

Lucília is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,301 women and 47 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Lucília?

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

In which Brazilian state is Lucília most common?

Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.012% of the state's population is named Lucília (175 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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