Meaning of the nameJailda
- Female
- Jail-da
Jailda is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin that ends in -ilda, a Germanic element (hild, "battle") found in Brunilda and Leonilda.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,775 people named Jailda, the 3,328th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jailda 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)
- 3,775
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,328
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,156
- people
Jailda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jailda, 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 (1,256 people).
3,762 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 Jailda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jailda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.012%
- Sergipe 0.008%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,679 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 578 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 313 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 166 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 133 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 119 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 108 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 55 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jailda
The Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists -ilda as a formative of Germanic origin (hild, "battle"), found in traditional names such as Brunilda, Hilda and Leonilda. The same dictionary analyzes Jailson as Ja- + -ilson and Jailza as Ja + -ilza, but the formation of Jailda itself is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,775 people named Jailda, with a median age of 47; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jailza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jailda
What does the name Jailda mean?
The meaning of Jailda 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 Jailda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,775 people with the first name Jailda, which ranks it number 3,328 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jailda a boy's or a girl's name?
Jailda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,762 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jailda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.012% of the state's population is named Jailda (1,679 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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