Meaning of the nameJailsa
- Female
- Jail-sa
Jailsa is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, similar to Jailza, which the Morfemário lists among the names in -ilza.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,171 people named Jailsa, the 7,437th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Jailsa 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)
- 1,171
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,437
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,314
- people
Jailsa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jailsa, 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 (341 people).
1,161 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 Jailsa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jailsa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 227 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 164 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 147 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 92 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 90 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 84 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 28 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jailsa
The origin of the name Jailsa is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The Morfemário lists names with very close spelling, such as Jailza, among those formed with -ilza, and Jailson, among those formed with -ilson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,171 people named Jailsa, almost always women, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jailsa
What does the name Jailsa mean?
The meaning of Jailsa 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 Jailsa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,171 people with the first name Jailsa, which ranks it number 7,437 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jailsa a boy's or a girl's name?
Jailsa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,161 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jailsa most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jailsa (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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