Meaning of the nameAdenilsa
- Female
- A-de-nil-sa
Adenilsa is a Brazilian feminine name whose origin and meaning are not known for certain; it resembles the masculine name Adenil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,111 people named Adenilsa, the 7,693rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Adenilsa 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)
- 1,111
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,693
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,363
- people
Adenilsa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adenilsa, 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 (354 people).
1,101 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 Adenilsa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adenilsa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 188 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 178 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 106 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 79 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 54 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adenilsa
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the masculine name Adenil, which Adenilsa resembles, with no etymology recorded. The Morfemário lists the feminine formative -ilza/-nilza, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Germanic Ilsa or Else, with names such as Vanilza and Edeilza, and the ending -nilsa resembles this formative. The link to Adenil and to -nilza in this name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,111 people named Adenilsa, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The people recorded are almost always female, and the records are concentrated between the 1960s and the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adenil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adenilsa
What does the name Adenilsa mean?
The meaning of Adenilsa 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 Adenilsa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,111 people with the first name Adenilsa, which ranks it number 7,693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adenilsa a boy's or a girl's name?
Adenilsa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,101 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adenilsa most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Adenilsa (178 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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