Meaning of the nameAlida
- Female
- Germanic origin
- A-li-da
Alida is a feminine name of Germanic origin, regarded as a diminutive of Adelaide, a name that means 'nobility'.
Meaning
“diminutive of Adelaide, 'nobility'”
Source: Behind the Name: Alida · Behind the Name: Adelaide · Wiktionary: Adelaide
- People (2022)
- 1,450
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,414
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,691
- people
Alida in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alida, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (234 people).
1,444 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 Alida is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alida in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 246 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 179 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 154 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 131 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 100 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 80 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 51 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alida
Behind the Name records Alida as a diminutive of Adelaide, used in Dutch, German and Hungarian, and Wiktionary gives the same for Dutch, as a diminutive of Adelheid. Adelaide comes from Old High German Adalheid, from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'nature, character'. The meaning is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,450 people named Alida, with a median age of 46.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Alida · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adelaide · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Alida (seção em holandês) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Adelaide · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Alida
What does the name Alida mean?
Alida means “diminutive of Adelaide, 'nobility'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Alida in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,450 people with the first name Alida, which ranks it number 6,414 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alida a boy's or a girl's name?
Alida is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,444 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Alida?
Alida is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alida most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Alida (246 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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