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Meaning of the namePlácido

Plácido is a masculine name of Latin origin, from the cognomen Placidus, an adjective meaning 'mild' and 'peaceful'.

Meaning

“mild, peaceful”

Source: Wiktionary: Placidus (entrada latina) · Wiktionary: Plácido (entrada espanhola)

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People (2022)
2,321
Rank in Brazil
#4,622
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
3,267
people

Plácido in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Plácido, 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 (463 people).

0 women 2,313 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 Plácido is most common

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

  1. Maranhão 0.002%
  2. Pernambuco 0.002%
  3. Ceará 0.002%
  4. Bahia 0.002%
  5. Pará 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3870.001%
Bahia2360.002%
Pernambuco1760.002%
Ceará1650.002%
Maranhão1380.002%
Rio de Janeiro1340.001%
Pará1330.002%
Minas Gerais990.001%
Santa Catarina980.001%
Piauí900.003%
Paraná890.001%
Rio Grande do Sul890.001%
Amazonas730.002%
Rio Grande do Norte520.002%
Paraíba510.001%
Goiás480.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul450.002%
Alagoas440.001%
Mato Grosso400.001%
Distrito Federal300.001%
Espírito Santo250.001%
Sergipe240.001%

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

About the name Plácido

Plácido comes from the Latin cognomen Placidus, the adjective placidus used as a name, which Wiktionary glosses as 'mild' and 'peaceful'. The Spanish entry in Wiktionary translates the Latin as 'calm, tranquil'. Placido, without the accent, is the Italian form; Behind the Name lists Plácido as the Portuguese and Spanish form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,321 people named Plácido, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Placidus (entrada latina) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Plácido (entrada espanhola) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Placidus · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Wiktionary em Portuguese: Plácido · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Plácido

What does the name Plácido mean?

Plácido means “mild, peaceful”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Plácido in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,321 people with the first name Plácido, which ranks it number 4,622 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Plácido a boy's or a girl's name?

Plácido is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,313 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Plácido?

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

In which Brazilian state is Plácido most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Plácido (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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