Meaning of the nameRocilda
- Female
- Ro-cil-da
Rocilda is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin, with no documented meaning for the whole.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 912 people named Rocilda, the 8,809th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Rocilda is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 912
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,809
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,163
- people
Rocilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rocilda, 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 (207 people).
911 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 Rocilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rocilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 372 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 96 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 56 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 54 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 21 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rocilda
Rocilda ends in -ilda, an element that the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Germanic hild, 'combat'. The full formation of the name is not known for certain, so its meaning remains undocumented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 912 people named Rocilda, with a median age of 57. It is almost always female, with more records among people born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rocilda
What does the name Rocilda mean?
The meaning of Rocilda is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Rocilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 912 people with the first name Rocilda, which ranks it number 8,809 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Rocilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Rocilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 911 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rocilda most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Rocilda (372 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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