Meaning of the nameIracilda
- Female
- I-ra-cil-da
Iracilda is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilda, a formative of Germanic origin; the beginning of the name has no documented origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Iracilda 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)
- 7,367
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,100
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,508
- people
Iracilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iracilda, 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 (2,113 people).
7,340 women 27 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 Iracilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iracilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
- Alagoas 0.008%
- Ceará 0.007%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 874 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 639 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 616 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 473 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 437 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 390 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 380 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 368 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 348 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 336 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 335 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 306 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 257 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 246 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 200 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 198 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 138 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 137 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 124 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 107 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 95 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 90 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 88 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 67 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 63 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 39 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iracilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ilda as a feminine formative of Germanic origin, from hild, 'battle', found in names such as Brunilda and Clotilde. The origin of the beginning Iraci- in the name Iracilda is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,367 people named Iracilda, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always female, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Iracilda
What does the name Iracilda mean?
The meaning of Iracilda 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 Iracilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,367 people with the first name Iracilda, which ranks it number 2,100 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Iracilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Iracilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,340 women and 27 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iracilda most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.010% of the state's population is named Iracilda (368 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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