Meaning of the nameDenilde
- Female
- De-nil-de
Denilde is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilde, an element of Germanic origin, whose full formation is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,151 people named Denilde, the 7,523rd 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 Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Denilde 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)
- 1,151
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,523
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,319
- people
Denilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Denilde, 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 (283 people).
1,127 women 24 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 Denilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Denilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 188 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 180 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 129 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 84 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Denilde
The ending -ilde, in names such as Ivanilde and Josenilde, comes from Germanic hild, 'combat', according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The origin of the beginning Den- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,151 people named Denilde, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Denilde
What does the name Denilde mean?
The meaning of Denilde 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 Denilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,151 people with the first name Denilde, which ranks it number 7,523 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Denilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Denilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,127 women and 24 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Denilde most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Denilde (188 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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