Meaning of the nameEnilde
- Female
- E-nil-de
Enilde is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilde, an element linked to Germanic hild, 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,421 people named Enilde, the 6,508th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Enilde 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)
- 1,421
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,508
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,672
- people
Enilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enilde, 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 (380 people).
1,407 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 Enilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 250 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 201 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 140 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 115 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 93 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 89 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 33 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enilde
The ending -ilde belongs to the set -ilda, -ilde and -ildes, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat'. The meaning of Enilde as a whole is not documented, and the origin of the beginning En- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,421 people named Enilde, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Enilde
What does the name Enilde mean?
The meaning of Enilde 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 Enilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,421 people with the first name Enilde, which ranks it number 6,508 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Enilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Enilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,407 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Enilde most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Enilde (250 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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