Meaning of the nameArilda
- Female
- A-ril-da
Arilda is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin that the Morfemário translates as 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,697 people named Arilda, the 5,742nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 59, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Arilda 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)
- 1,697
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,742
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,936
- people
Arilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arilda, 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 (475 people).
1,685 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 Arilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 345 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 291 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 226 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 191 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 118 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 82 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 67 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ilda, -ilde as a feminine element of Germanic origin, from hild, 'combat', as in Hilda, Clotilde and Brunilda. This is the explanation for the ending of the name; the meaning of Arilda as a whole and of the beginning Ari- are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,697 people named Arilda, with a median age of 59. It peaked in the 1960s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Arilda
What does the name Arilda mean?
The meaning of Arilda 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 Arilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,697 people with the first name Arilda, which ranks it number 5,742 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Arilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Arilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,685 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arilda most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.003% of the state's population is named Arilda (291 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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