Meaning of the nameDorilda
- Female
- Do-ril-da
Dorilda is a female name ending in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin that the Brazilian names dictionary links to 'combat'; the meaning of the whole name is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,190 people named Dorilda, the 7,362nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorilda 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)
- 1,190
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,362
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,558
- people
Dorilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (337 people).
1,184 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 Dorilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 541 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 344 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 158 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 23 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -ilda as an element of Germanic origin, from hild or hilde, 'combat'. The initial part, Dori-, is not among the elements it describes, and so the meaning of Dorilda is not known. It is an almost always female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,190 people named Dorilda, with a median age of 65, most of them born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dorilda
What does the name Dorilda mean?
The meaning of Dorilda 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 Dorilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,190 people with the first name Dorilda, which ranks it number 7,362 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Dorilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,184 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dorilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Dorilda (541 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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