Meaning of the nameIrailda
- Female
- I-rail-da
Irailda is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that ends in the element -ilda, with most records among women born from 1950 to 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,083 people named Irailda, the 7,830th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Irailda 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)
- 1,083
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,830
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,256
- people
Irailda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irailda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (302 people).
1,075 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 Irailda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irailda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 220 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 220 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 181 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 52 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Irailda
The origin of Irailda is uncertain. The ending -ilda is an element of feminine names that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild, 'battle'; the beginning Irai- has no documented formation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,083 people named Irailda, with a median age of 51. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Irailda
What does the name Irailda mean?
The meaning of Irailda 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 Irailda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,083 people with the first name Irailda, which ranks it number 7,830 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Irailda a boy's or a girl's name?
Irailda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,075 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Irailda most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Irailda (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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