Meaning of the nameInalda
- Female
- I-nal-da
Inalda is a Brazilian feminine name with the ending -alda, a probable feminine of -aldo, an element of varied Germanic origins.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,154 people named Inalda, the 4,865th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Inalda 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)
- 2,154
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,865
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,547
- people
Inalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Inalda, 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 (561 people).
2,139 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 Inalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Inalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 664 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 266 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 172 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 158 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 137 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 81 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 79 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 52 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Inalda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats -alda as a probable feminine of -aldo, which has several Germanic origins, and lists names such as Geralda and Mafalda. The origin of the first part, Ina-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the full name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,154 people named Inalda, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. The name is almost always female, and most were born between 1950 and 1979.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Inalda
What does the name Inalda mean?
The meaning of Inalda 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 Inalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,154 people with the first name Inalda, which ranks it number 4,865 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Inalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Inalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,139 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Inalda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.007% of the state's population is named Inalda (664 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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