Meaning of the nameErinalda
- Female
- E-ri-nal-da
Erinalda is a female Brazilian name whose ending -nalda is probably the feminine of -naldo, of varied Germanic origins.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,081 people named Erinalda, the 4,967th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Erinalda 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)
- 2,081
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,967
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,275
- people
Erinalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erinalda, 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 (741 people).
2,067 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 Erinalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erinalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 301 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 265 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 242 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 238 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 203 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 160 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 113 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erinalda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives -alda and -nalda as of uncertain origin, probably the feminine of -aldo, -baldo, -naldo and -valdo, formatives that may come from more than one Germanic origin, such as walt/wald, 'the one who rules', or hard/hart, 'strong'. The origin of the beginning Eri- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name, born mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,081 people named Erinalda, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-alda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erinalda
What does the name Erinalda mean?
The meaning of Erinalda 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 Erinalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,081 people with the first name Erinalda, which ranks it number 4,967 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Erinalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Erinalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,067 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erinalda most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Erinalda (265 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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