Meaning of the nameIdalia

Idalia is a feminine name with two possible origins in the sources: a Germanic element and a Greek epithet of the goddess Aphrodite.

Meaning

The meaning of Idalia 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): 4,369
Rank in Brazil: #3,012
Median age: 63 years
2010 Census: 5,412; people

Idalia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Idalia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,058 people).

4,346 women 23 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 Idalia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Idalia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.013%
Espírito Santo 0.004%
Goiás 0.002%
São Paulo 0.002%
Pará 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	1,797	0.013%
São Paulo	859	0.002%
Minas Gerais	280	0.001%
Goiás	149	0.002%
Espírito Santo	135	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	134	0.001%
Pará	132	0.002%
Paraná	119	0.001%
Piauí	78	0.002%
Ceará	74	0.001%
Distrito Federal	72	0.003%
Mato Grosso	71	0.002%
Sergipe	70	0.003%
Maranhão	69	0.001%
Tocantins	48	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	42	0.002%
Pernambuco	37	0.000%
Amazonas	36	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	36	0.001%
Paraíba	32	0.001%
Rondônia	26	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	25	0.000%
Santa Catarina	21	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Idalia

Behind the Name indicates that Idalia probably derives from the Germanic element idal, an extended form of id, which perhaps means 'work'. Idalia was also a Greek epithet of Aphrodite, linked to the city of Idálion, in Cyprus. It is not known which of these origins lies behind the Brazilian use, so the meaning remains open. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,369 people named Idalia, with a median age of 63, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Behind the Name: Idalia · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Idalia (polonês and Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Idalia

What does the name Idalia mean?

The meaning of Idalia 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 Idalia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,369 people with the first name Idalia, which ranks it number 3,012 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Idalia a boy's or a girl's name?

Idalia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,346 women and 23 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Idalia?

Idalia is a name of Germanic and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Idalia most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.013% of the state's population is named Idalia (1,797 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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