Meaning of the nameElda

Elda is a feminine name of Germanic origin, the Italian form of Hilda, a name linked to the element 'battle'.

Meaning

“Italian form of Hilda, 'battle'”

Source: Behind the Name: Elda · Behind the Name: Hilda · Wiktionary: Ilda

People (2022): 8,825
Rank in Brazil: #1,865
Median age: 49 years
2010 Census: 10,251; people

Elda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elda, 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 (2,002 people).

8,759 women 66 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 Elda is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elda in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pará 0.009%
Tocantins 0.009%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
Piauí 0.008%
Maranhão 0.008%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,371	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	883	0.008%
Pará	750	0.009%
Minas Gerais	556	0.003%
Maranhão	514	0.008%
Bahia	474	0.003%
Pernambuco	466	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	427	0.003%
Goiás	420	0.006%
Paraná	366	0.003%
Ceará	356	0.004%
Amazonas	301	0.008%
Piauí	257	0.008%
Santa Catarina	210	0.003%
Distrito Federal	204	0.007%
Espírito Santo	161	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	156	0.006%
Mato Grosso	155	0.004%
Tocantins	128	0.009%
Sergipe	107	0.005%
Alagoas	104	0.003%
Paraíba	99	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	99	0.003%
Rondônia	92	0.006%
Amapá	63	0.009%
Acre	55	0.007%
Roraima	51	0.008%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Elda

Behind the Name records Elda as an Italian form of Hilda, a name that began as a short form of names with the Germanic element hildi/hilt, 'battle'. Wiktionary gives it as a variation of Italian Ilda, which arose as a diminutive of names with Proto-Germanic *hildiz, 'battle, fight'. The meaning, therefore, is that of the base name Hilda. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,825 people named Elda, with a median age of 49; proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Sources

Behind the Name: Elda · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Hilda · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Elda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Ilda · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Elda

What does the name Elda mean?

Elda means “Italian form of Hilda, 'battle'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Elda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,825 people with the first name Elda, which ranks it number 1,865 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Elda a boy's or a girl's name?

Elda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,759 women and 66 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Elda?

Elda is a name of Germanic and Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elda most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.009% of the state's population is named Elda (750 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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