Meaning of the nameEdileia
- Female
- E-di-lei-a
Edileia is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, close to Edileide and Edilene, names that the Morfemário groups in the ed-/edi-/ede- family.
Meaning
The meaning of Edileia 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)
- 6,060
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,396
- Median age
- 41.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,482
- people
Edileia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edileia, 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 (2,167 people).
6,043 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 Edileia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edileia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 988 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 922 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 808 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 591 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 571 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 326 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 209 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 205 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 193 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 175 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 169 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 148 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 111 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 92 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 84 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 77 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 54 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edileia
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Edilaine, Edileide and Edilene among the Brazilian names of the ed-/edi-/ede- family, linked to Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, possessions'. The meaning of Edileia is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,060 people named Edileia, almost always women, with a median age of 41.5; most were born in the 1970s and 1980s and, proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edileia
What does the name Edileia mean?
The meaning of Edileia 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 Edileia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,060 people with the first name Edileia, which ranks it number 2,396 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edileia a boy's or a girl's name?
Edileia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,043 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edileia most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.010% of the state's population is named Edileia (808 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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