Meaning of the nameAdeilda
- Female
- A-deil-da
Adeilda is a Brazilian female name whose ending -ilda is a Germanic element linked to 'combat'; the name as a whole has no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Adeilda is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 4,667
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,875
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,359
- people
Adeilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adeilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,199 people).
4,645 women 22 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 Adeilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adeilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.021%
- Alagoas 0.011%
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Bahia 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,858 | 0.021% |
| São Paulo | 857 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 458 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 337 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 298 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 207 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 111 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 80 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adeilda
Adeilda ends in -ilda, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) derives from Germanic hild, 'combat', found in Brunilda, Clotilde and Ivanilda. The male counterpart Adeildo, with -ildo, comes from the same element. The first part, Adeil-, has no documented explanation, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,667 people named Adeilda, with a median age of 53; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. The name is almost always female, with records mostly from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adeilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adeilda
What does the name Adeilda mean?
The meaning of Adeilda is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Adeilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,667 people with the first name Adeilda, which ranks it number 2,875 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adeilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Adeilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,645 women and 22 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adeilda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.021% of the state's population is named Adeilda (1,858 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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