Meaning of the nameAilda
- Female
- Ail-da
Ailda is a feminine name ending in -ilda, a formative of Germanic origin that the Morfemário links to hild, 'combat'; the exact origin of the spelling is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,363 people named Ailda, the 6,703rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Ailda 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)
- 1,363
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,703
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,540
- people
Ailda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ailda, 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 (351 people).
1,356 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 Ailda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ailda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 388 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 261 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 134 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 89 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 82 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ailda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ilda as of Germanic origin, from hild or hilde, 'combat', and finds it in Brazilian names such as Ivanilda, Josenilda and Renilda. For Ailda, however, the exact origin is uncertain. The Dictionary records Hailda as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,363 people named Ailda, with a median age of 56; almost all are women, and most were born from 1950 to 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILDA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ailda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ailda
What does the name Ailda mean?
The meaning of Ailda 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 Ailda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,363 people with the first name Ailda, which ranks it number 6,703 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ailda a boy's or a girl's name?
Ailda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,356 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ailda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ailda (388 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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