Meaning of the nameGiselda
- Female
- Gi-sel-da
Giselda is a female name of uncertain origin, with the spelling variants Jiselda, Jizelda and Gizelda, most frequent among women born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Giselda 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)
- 7,440
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,083
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,657
- people
Giselda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giselda, 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 (2,157 people).
7,405 women 35 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 Giselda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giselda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Sergipe 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,022 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 921 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 595 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 594 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 507 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 369 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 264 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 246 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 198 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 197 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 182 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 182 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 160 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 150 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 138 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 123 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 80 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 75 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Giselda
The origin of the spelling Giselda is uncertain. The name recalls Gisela and Gisele, Portuguese and other-language forms for which Behind the Name indicates the Germanic root gisl, without giving a meaning, but the link between Giselda and them is not documented. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the spelling variants Jiselda, Jizelda and Gizelda. Almost all of those recorded are women. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,440 people named Giselda, with a median age of 54.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Giselda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Gisela · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Giselda
What does the name Giselda mean?
The meaning of Giselda 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 Giselda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,440 people with the first name Giselda, which ranks it number 2,083 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Giselda a boy's or a girl's name?
Giselda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,405 women and 35 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Giselda most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.009% of the state's population is named Giselda (369 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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