Meaning of the nameEnilda
- Female
- E-nil-da
Enilda is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, also recorded in Brazil with the spelling Henilda.
Meaning
The meaning of Enilda 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)
- 6,662
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,239
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,888
- people
Enilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,982 people).
6,636 women 26 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 Enilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.015%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,580 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 794 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 689 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 633 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 458 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 310 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 282 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 273 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 249 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 181 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 161 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 152 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 134 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 102 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 90 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 78 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 74 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| 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 Enilda
The origin of Enilda is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Henilda as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,662 people named Enilda, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always female and appears mostly among people born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Enilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Enilda
What does the name Enilda mean?
The meaning of Enilda 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 Enilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,662 people with the first name Enilda, which ranks it number 2,239 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Enilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Enilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,636 women and 26 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Enilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.015% of the state's population is named Enilda (1,580 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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