Meaning of the nameJoilda
- Female
- Joil-da
Joilda is a Brazilian female name that ends in -ilda, a Germanic ending linked to 'battle', after a beginning Jo-.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,346 people named Joilda, the 6,769th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joilda 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)
- 1,346
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,769
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,413
- people
Joilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joilda, 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 (434 people).
1,344 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 Joilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 631 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 196 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 51 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -ilda as of Germanic origin, hild/hilde, 'battle', and Jo- as probably a fragment of names such as José and João; the same beginning appears in Joilson and Joilton. Read this way, Joilda would be Jo- + -ilda, but the dictionary does not analyze this particular name, and its origin as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,346 people named Joilda, with a median age of 48. It is almost always a female name, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Joilda
What does the name Joilda mean?
The meaning of Joilda 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 Joilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,346 people with the first name Joilda, which ranks it number 6,769 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Joilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,344 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joilda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Joilda (631 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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