Meaning of the nameDaila
- Female
- Dai-la
Daila is a female name of debated origin: the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites authors who see it as possibly Germanic or linked to Danila.
Meaning
The meaning of Daila is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,662
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,832
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,513
- people
Daila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Daila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (441 people).
1,649 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 Daila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Daila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 246 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 203 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 158 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 154 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 62 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Daila
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Machado (1981) considers the origin of Daila controversial, perhaps Germanic, and Piel links it to the name Danila and the place name Daia. The meaning is not known for certain. Dayla and Dhaila are recorded as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,662 people named Daila, with a median age of 20, and most were born in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
Spelling with i, the most frequent in the group and the one the names dictionary takes as its main entry.
Other spellings of Daila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Daila | 1,662 |
| Dayla | 1,105 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Daila
What does the name Daila mean?
The meaning of Daila is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Daila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,662 people with the first name Daila, which ranks it number 5,832 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Daila a boy's or a girl's name?
Daila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,649 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Daila most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Daila (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Daila?
Dayla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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