Meaning of the nameIlda
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Il-da
Ilda is a feminine name of Germanic origin, the Portuguese form of Hilda, a short name linked to the element hild, 'battle', and widely given between the 1940s and 1960s.
Meaning
“form of Hilda, from the Germanic element hild, 'battle, combat'”
Source: Behind the Name: Hilda · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ilda
- People (2022)
- 51,947
- Rank in Brazil
- #552
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 76,562
- people
Ilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ilda, 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 (13,836 people).
51,703 women 244 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 Ilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.045%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.044%
- Minas Gerais 0.039%
- Goiás 0.036%
- Espírito Santo 0.035%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,822 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,992 | 0.039% |
| Paraná | 5,119 | 0.045% |
| Bahia | 3,621 | 0.026% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,592 | 0.033% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,884 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 2,542 | 0.036% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,038 | 0.027% |
| Pernambuco | 1,530 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,325 | 0.035% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,217 | 0.044% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,196 | 0.033% |
| Pará | 1,170 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 999 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 658 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 541 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 522 | 0.033% |
| Piauí | 511 | 0.016% |
| Alagoas | 489 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 477 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 395 | 0.026% |
| Amazonas | 387 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 335 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 333 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 103 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 86 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 63 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ilda
Behind the Name explains Hilda as a short form of names containing the Germanic element hildi (hild in Old English), 'battle', and lists Ilda as a Portuguese form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) quotes José Pedro Machado: the name comes from the Germanic hild-, 'combat', which would justify the initial h-, but usage rejected it. Machado supposes that the name became widespread through ecclesiastical influence, above all through devotion to Saint Ilda. Almost always feminine, Ilda is concentrated among older generations. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 51,947 people named Ilda, with a median age of 66; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Without the initial h, it is the most common spelling in the group and the one that Machado, quoted by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, describes as established by usage.
Other spellings of Ilda
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ilda | 51,947 |
| Hilda | 37,896 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Hilda · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Hilda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Ilda
What does the name Ilda mean?
Ilda means “form of Hilda, from the Germanic element hild, 'battle, combat'”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Ilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 51,947 people with the first name Ilda, which ranks it number 552 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Ilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Ilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 51,703 women and 244 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ilda?
Ilda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ilda most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.045% of the state's population is named Ilda (5,119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ilda?
Hilda. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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