Meaning of the nameBenilde
- Female
- Be-nil-de
Benilde is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilde, an element that the Morfemário links to Germanic hild, 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,644 people named Benilde, the 5,878th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Benilde 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)
- 1,644
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,878
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,004
- people
Benilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benilde, 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 (460 people).
1,597 women 47 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 Benilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 294 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 210 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 163 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 154 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 111 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 79 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 57 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 43 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benilde
The origin of the name Benilde is uncertain. The ending -ilde belongs to a name-forming element that the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) attributes to Germanic hild or hilde, 'combat'; the beginning Ben- has no documented element. The dictionary entry for Benilda records Benilde as a Galician variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,644 people named Benilde, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Benilde
What does the name Benilde mean?
The meaning of Benilde 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 Benilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,644 people with the first name Benilde, which ranks it number 5,878 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Benilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Benilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,597 women and 47 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Benilde most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Benilde (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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