Meaning of the nameJacilda
- Female
- Ja-cil-da
Jacilda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilda, an ending that the Morfemário gives as Germanic in origin, linked to 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,459 people named Jacilda, the 6,391st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Jacilda 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)
- 1,459
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,391
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,642
- people
Jacilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jacilda, 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 (452 people).
1,449 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 Jacilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jacilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 214 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 206 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 86 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 51 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jacilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ilda as an ending of Germanic origin, from hild, 'battle', and Jaci- as an element probably from Tupi ya'sü, 'moon'; both sequences appear in Jacilda, but the formation of the name is not documented, and neither is its meaning as a whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,459 people named Jacilda, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jacileide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jacilda
What does the name Jacilda mean?
The meaning of Jacilda 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 Jacilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,459 people with the first name Jacilda, which ranks it number 6,391 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jacilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Jacilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,449 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jacilda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jacilda (206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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