Meaning of the nameMilca

Milca is a female name of Hebrew origin, from the biblical Milká, which Behind the Name links to malka, 'queen'.

Meaning

“queen”

People (2022): 2,768
Rank in Brazil: #4,107
Median age: 39 years
2010 Census: 2,971; people

Milca in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Milca, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (668 people).

2,735 women 33 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 Milca is most common

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

Amazonas 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.002%
Goiás 0.002%
Pará 0.002%
Maranhão 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	542	0.001%
Minas Gerais	261	0.001%
Bahia	211	0.002%
Pernambuco	197	0.002%
Pará	165	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	154	0.001%
Goiás	145	0.002%
Amazonas	126	0.003%
Maranhão	123	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	119	0.001%
Ceará	91	0.001%
Paraná	67	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	66	0.002%
Espírito Santo	63	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	51	0.002%
Distrito Federal	50	0.002%
Santa Catarina	49	0.001%
Paraíba	46	0.001%
Rondônia	44	0.003%
Mato Grosso	43	0.001%
Piauí	33	0.001%
Tocantins	30	0.002%
Acre	28	0.003%
Alagoas	24	0.001%

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

About the name Milca

Milca and Milka correspond to the Hebrew name מלכה (Milká), which appears in the Bible for two women. Behind the Name, in its Milcah entry, says the name comes from Hebrew Milka, derived from malka, 'queen', and Wiktionary records the Italian form Milca as derived from the same Hebrew name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,768 people named Milca and 2,066 named Milka. The only difference between the two spellings is the letter: C or K before the A.

This is the most common spelling in the group, with C, like the Italian form recorded in Wiktionary.

Other spellings of Milca

Spelling	People (2022)
Milca	2,768
Milka	2,066

Sources

Behind the Name: Milcah · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Milcah · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Milca (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Milca

What does the name Milca mean?

Milca means “queen”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Milca in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,768 people with the first name Milca, which ranks it number 4,107 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Milca is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,735 women and 33 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Milca?

Milca is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Milca most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Milca (126 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Milca?

Milka. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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