Meaning of the nameDenilda
- Female
- De-nil-da
Denilda is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in the element -ilda, from Germanic hild, 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,547 people named Denilda, the 4,370th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Denilda 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)
- 2,547
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,370
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,757
- people
Denilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Denilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (735 people).
2,530 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 Denilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Denilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 402 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 375 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 282 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 238 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 181 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 170 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 120 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 107 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 51 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Denilda
The origin of Denilda is uncertain. The ending -ilda, according to the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), comes from Germanic hild, hilde, 'battle', and appears in traditional names such as Hilda and Clotilde and in Brazilian ones such as Ivanilda and Josenilda. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,547 people named Denilda, with a median age of 49. The name is almost always female, and the most common decade of birth is the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Denilda
What does the name Denilda mean?
The meaning of Denilda 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 Denilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,547 people with the first name Denilda, which ranks it number 4,370 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Denilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Denilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,530 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Denilda most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Denilda (170 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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