Meaning of the nameEdnalda
- Female
- Ed-nal-da
Ednalda is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, formed with the feminine element -alda, as in Geralda and Mafalda.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,572 people named Ednalda, the 4,337th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Ednalda 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)
- 2,572
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,337
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,614
- people
Ednalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ednalda, 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 (820 people).
2,554 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 Ednalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ednalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 608 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 418 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 255 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 220 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 121 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 116 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 93 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 84 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 69 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 40 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ednalda
The origin of Ednalda is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives -alda as the probable feminine of -aldo and -valdo, and links the beginning Ed- to Anglo-Saxon ead ('wealth, goods'); Edna and Ednaldo are among the names with this beginning. The name is almost always female, and most records are of people born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,572 people named Ednalda, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-alda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ednalda
What does the name Ednalda mean?
The meaning of Ednalda 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 Ednalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,572 people with the first name Ednalda, which ranks it number 4,337 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ednalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Ednalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,554 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ednalda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.007% of the state's population is named Ednalda (608 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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