Meaning of the nameAmarilda
- Female
- A-ma-ril-da
Amarilda is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilda, a formative of Germanic origin linked to 'battle'; the origin of the beginning Amar- is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,520 people named Amarilda, the 6,199th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Amarilda 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)
- 1,520
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,199
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,453
- people
Amarilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amarilda, 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 (669 people).
1,495 women 25 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 Amarilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amarilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 371 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 237 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 185 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 145 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 122 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 38 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amarilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ilda as a formative of Germanic origin, from hild or hilde, 'battle', found in Brunilda, Clotilde and Hilda. The beginning Amar- has no documented origin, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,520 people named Amarilda, with a median age of 53. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Amarilda
What does the name Amarilda mean?
The meaning of Amarilda 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 Amarilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,520 people with the first name Amarilda, which ranks it number 6,199 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Amarilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Amarilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,495 women and 25 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Amarilda most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Amarilda (185 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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