Meaning of the nameBenilda
- Female
- Be-nil-da
Benilda is a female name with the Germanic ending -ilda and a beginning Ben- of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,759 people named Benilda, the 5,590th 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 Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Benilda 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)
- 1,759
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,590
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,041
- people
Benilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benilda, 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 (447 people).
1,753 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 Benilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 249 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 209 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 131 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 127 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 103 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 86 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 43 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benilda
The ending -ilda of the name Benilda is described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as Germanic in origin, from hild/hilde, 'battle'. The origin of the beginning Ben- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known. It is almost always a female name, with most records of people born between 1950 and 1979. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,759 people named Benilda, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Benilda
What does the name Benilda mean?
The meaning of Benilda 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 Benilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,759 people with the first name Benilda, which ranks it number 5,590 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Benilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Benilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,753 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Benilda most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Benilda (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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