Meaning of the nameJanilde
- Female
- Ja-nil-de
Janilde is a Brazilian feminine name formed with the ending -ilde, of Germanic origin linked to 'combat'; the beginning, Jani-, has no known meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people named Janilde, the 7,735th 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 Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Janilde 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)
- 1,102
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,735
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,181
- people
Janilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janilde, 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 (312 people).
1,093 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 Janilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 193 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 174 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 130 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 119 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 83 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janilde
Janilde ends in -ilde, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat'. The beginning, Jani-, has an uncertain origin, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,102 people named Janilde, with a median age of 47, mostly born between the 1960s and the 1980s. It is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janilde
What does the name Janilde mean?
The meaning of Janilde 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 Janilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people with the first name Janilde, which ranks it number 7,735 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Janilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Janilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,093 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janilde most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Janilde (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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