Meaning of the nameIsilda
- Female
- I-sil-da
Isilda is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilda, a name element of Germanic origin, recorded mostly among people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,497 people named Isilda, the 6,278th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Isilda 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)
- 1,497
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,278
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,053
- people
Isilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Isilda, 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 (723 people).
1,490 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 Isilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Isilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,112 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 58 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 17 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Isilda
The origin of the spelling Isilda is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,497 people named Isilda, with a median age of 64. The ending -ilda corresponds to a feminine name element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat', found in Brunilda, Clotilde and Hilda; the origin of the beginning Isi- is uncertain. The 1950s and 1960s account for most of the records, and the name does not appear among births from 1990 onward. It is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Isilda
What does the name Isilda mean?
The meaning of Isilda 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 Isilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,497 people with the first name Isilda, which ranks it number 6,278 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Isilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Isilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,490 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Isilda most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Isilda (1,112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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