Meaning of the nameAilza
- Female
- Ail-za
Ailza is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the same ending as Jailza and Nailza.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,377 people named Ailza, the 6,649th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Ailza 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)
- 1,377
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,649
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,494
- people
Ailza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ailza, 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 (375 people).
1,366 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 Ailza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ailza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 278 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 234 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 220 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 136 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 131 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 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 Ailza
The origin of the name Ailza is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups names such as Jailza, Nailza and Maílza under the ending -ilza, also of uncertain origin, perhaps linked to a Germanic name or to Else, a short form of Elisabete. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,377 people named Ailza, with a median age of 55, almost always women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ailza
What does the name Ailza mean?
The meaning of Ailza 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 Ailza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,377 people with the first name Ailza, which ranks it number 6,649 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ailza a boy's or a girl's name?
Ailza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,366 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ailza most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ailza (234 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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