Meaning of the nameIvonilde
- Female
- I-vo-nil-de
Ivonilde is a female Brazilian name with the ending -ilde, a Germanic formative linked to 'combat', and a beginning that coincides with that of Ivone.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,302 people named Ivonilde, the 4,647th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Ivonilde 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)
- 2,302
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,647
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,615
- people
Ivonilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivonilde, 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 (679 people).
2,277 women 25 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 Ivonilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivonilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 432 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 351 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 279 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 242 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 125 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 115 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 106 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 91 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivonilde
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilda, -ilde as a formative of Germanic origin hild, 'combat', found in names such as Ivanilde and Josenilde. The beginning Ivon- coincides with that of Ivone, which the same dictionary records as an adaptation of French Yvonne, but the combination of the two elements has no documented derivation. It is almost always a female name, and the largest number of records is of women born in the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,302 people named Ivonilde, with a median age of 56.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivone · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ivonilde
What does the name Ivonilde mean?
The meaning of Ivonilde 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 Ivonilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,302 people with the first name Ivonilde, which ranks it number 4,647 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ivonilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivonilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,277 women and 25 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ivonilde most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ivonilde (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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