Meaning of the nameJailza
- Female
- Jail-za
Jailza is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Ja- and -ilza, recorded mostly among people born from 1960 to 1990.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,094 people named Jailza, the 4,949th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Jailza 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)
- 2,094
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,949
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,194
- people
Jailza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jailza, 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 (652 people).
2,088 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 Jailza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jailza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 610 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 272 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 218 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 172 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 150 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 131 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 128 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 82 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 61 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jailza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Jailza as Ja + -ilza and records Jailsa as a spelling variant. The Morfemário treats the ending in two entries: one links it, with 'probably', to Germanic Elsa or Else, a diminutive of Elisabeth; the other gives it as of uncertain origin, perhaps from the given name Ilza, and cites Jailza, Nailza and Vanilza among the examples. The origin of Ja- is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,094 people named Jailza, with a median age of 42; proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jailza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jailza
What does the name Jailza mean?
The meaning of Jailza 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 Jailza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,094 people with the first name Jailza, which ranks it number 4,949 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jailza a boy's or a girl's name?
Jailza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,088 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jailza most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.006% of the state's population is named Jailza (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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