Meaning of the nameJenilda
- Female
- Je-nil-da
Jenilda is a Brazilian female name of uncertain formation, ending in -ilda, an element of Germanic hild, 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,427 people named Jenilda, the 6,489th 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 Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jenilda 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)
- 1,427
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,489
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,800
- people
Jenilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jenilda, 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 (419 people).
1,415 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 Jenilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jenilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 356 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 183 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 178 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 111 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 61 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jenilda
The formation of the name Jenilda is uncertain. The ending -ilda appears in Brazilian names such as Ivanilda and Josenilda and comes, according to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), from Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat'; the beginning Jeni- has no source. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,427 people named Jenilda, with a median age of 50, almost always women born between the 1960s and the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jenilda
What does the name Jenilda mean?
The meaning of Jenilda 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 Jenilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,427 people with the first name Jenilda, which ranks it number 6,489 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jenilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Jenilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,415 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jenilda most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jenilda (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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