Meaning of the nameEzilda
- Female
- E-zil-da
Ezilda is a Brazilian feminine name that ends in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin linked to hild, 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,149 people named Ezilda, the 4,874th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Ezilda 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)
- 2,149
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,874
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,467
- people
Ezilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ezilda, 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 (650 people).
2,138 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 Ezilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ezilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 628 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 368 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 147 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 114 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 114 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ezilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ilda as a feminine ending of Germanic origin, from hild or hilde, 'battle', in names such as Brunilda and Clotilde. The origin of the first part, Ez-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the full name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,149 people named Ezilda, with a median age of 61; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte. The name is almost always female, and most were born between 1940 and 1969.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ezilda
What does the name Ezilda mean?
The meaning of Ezilda 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 Ezilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,149 people with the first name Ezilda, which ranks it number 4,874 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ezilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Ezilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,138 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ezilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.005% of the state's population is named Ezilda (147 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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