Cid
Featured in baby name books
Cid is a Spanish name meaning “leader” or “lord,” with Arabic roots noted by one book. Cid has also been glossed as “rooster” or “God.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
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Usage of Cid in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Cid against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Cid is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Cid in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 7 boys were named Cid, making it the #9714 boys' name in the US. Since 1962, 213 boys have been named Cid, with the most (10) in 1971.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Cid
There are 20 towns and villages with Cid in their name, in 8 countries.
🇪🇸 Spain 8🇲🇽 Mexico 5🇨🇴 Colombia 2🇦🇴 Angola 1🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇩🇿 Algeria 1🇭🇹 Haiti 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| El Cid | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,578 | Map |
| Cid | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| El Cid | Arauca Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| El Cid | Nariño, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| El Cid | Andalusia, 🇪🇸 Spain | – | Map |
| El Cid | Aragon, 🇪🇸 Spain | – | Map |
| El Cid | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| El Cid | Querétaro, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Le Cid | Nord-Est, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Monforte del Cid | Valencia, 🇪🇸 Spain | 6,001 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Cid
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Cid in their name.
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| El Cid | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Cid songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Cid in their title. The best known:
- Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Dove) – Miklós Rózsa (1961)
- En Cid petit – Anton Barnés i Gultresa
- Sång-duetter. N:o 13. Scen ur "Cid" ("I den djupa midnattsstund") – Gunnar Wennerberg
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Cid
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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