Meaning of the nameCenilda
- Female
- Ce-nil-da
Cenilda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilda, a Germanic element linked to hild, 'battle'; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,620 people named Cenilda, the 5,932nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Cenilda 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)
- 1,620
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,932
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,742
- people
Cenilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cenilda, 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 (501 people).
1,614 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 Cenilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cenilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 469 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 220 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 124 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 113 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 103 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 93 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 60 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cenilda
The ending -ilda appears in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which links it to Germanic hild or hilde, 'battle', and lists it in names such as Brunilda, Clotilde and Leonilda. The origin of the beginning, Cen-, is uncertain, so no meaning is given for Cenilda as a whole. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born between 1940 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,620 people named Cenilda, with a median age of 57; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cenilda
What does the name Cenilda mean?
The meaning of Cenilda 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 Cenilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,620 people with the first name Cenilda, which ranks it number 5,932 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Cenilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Cenilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,614 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cenilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Cenilda (469 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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