Meaning of the nameJanilda
- Female
- Ja-nil-da
Janilda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilda, an element of Germanic origin, but its own formation is undocumented; most were born between 1950 and 1989.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,697 people named Janilda, the 4,172nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Janilda 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)
- 2,697
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,172
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,873
- people
Janilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janilda, 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 (813 people).
2,686 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 Janilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 497 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 388 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 342 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 213 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 177 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 157 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 98 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 97 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 89 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 74 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 72 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janilda
The origin of the spelling Janilda is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,697 people named Janilda, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia, and it is almost always a feminine name. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the ending -ilda, from Germanic hild, 'battle', in names such as Brunilda, Ivanilda and Josenilda, but the formation of Janilda is not known for certain.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janilda
What does the name Janilda mean?
The meaning of Janilda 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 Janilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,697 people with the first name Janilda, which ranks it number 4,172 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Janilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Janilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,686 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janilda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Janilda (497 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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