Meaning of the nameDileia
- Female
- Di-lei-a
Dileia is a feminine name of Brazilian formation whose origin is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 926 people named Dileia, the 8,729th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Dileia 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)
- 926
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,729
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,096
- people
Dileia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dileia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (274 people).
923 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 Dileia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dileia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 197 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 149 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 136 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 103 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 47 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dileia
The origin of the spelling Dileia is uncertain. The ending -eia resembles the element -néia, which the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a possible fragment of Dulcinéia, or as a feminine counterpart linked to -Ney, but no source describes the formation of Dileia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 926 people named Dileia, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The birth peak is in the 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dileia
What does the name Dileia mean?
The meaning of Dileia 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 Dileia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 926 people with the first name Dileia, which ranks it number 8,729 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dileia a boy's or a girl's name?
Dileia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 923 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dileia most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dileia (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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