Meaning of the nameGesilda
- Female
- Ge-sil-da
Gesilda is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilda, an element that the Morfemário links to Germanic hild, 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,050 people named Gesilda, the 8,015th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Gesilda 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)
- 1,050
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,015
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,216
- people
Gesilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gesilda, 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 (302 people).
1,048 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 Gesilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gesilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 147 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 143 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 123 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 47 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gesilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Gesilda and notes the spelling variant Jesilda. The ending -ilda appears in Hilda, Clotilde and Brunilda, and the Morfemário links it to Germanic hild, 'battle'. The origin of the beginning Ges- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,050 people named Gesilda, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gesilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gesilda
What does the name Gesilda mean?
The meaning of Gesilda 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 Gesilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,050 people with the first name Gesilda, which ranks it number 8,015 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Gesilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Gesilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,048 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gesilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Gesilda (147 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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