Meaning of the nameJosenilda
- Female
- Jo-se-nil-da
Josenilda is a Brazilian female name formed from Jose- + -nilda, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, with an ending of Germanic origin linked to 'battle'.
Meaning
The meaning of Josenilda is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 16,830
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,188
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 17,893
- people
Josenilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josenilda, 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 (6,241 people).
16,753 women 77 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 Josenilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josenilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.050%
- Alagoas 0.042%
- Pernambuco 0.039%
- Bahia 0.025%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 3,501 | 0.039% |
| Bahia | 3,484 | 0.025% |
| São Paulo | 2,247 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 1,993 | 0.050% |
| Alagoas | 1,326 | 0.042% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 780 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 756 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 370 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 268 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 260 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 249 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 235 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 205 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 175 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 170 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 144 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 135 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 124 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 116 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 47 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josenilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the formation Jose- + -nilda and records Jozenilda as a spelling variant. In the morpheme list, the ending -ilda comes from the Germanic hild/hilde, 'battle', and Josenilda appears among the Brazilian names with this ending; the element Jo- is described as a probable fragment of names such as José and João. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,830 people named Josenilda, with a median age of 45, almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josenilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josenilda
What does the name Josenilda mean?
The meaning of Josenilda is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Josenilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,830 people with the first name Josenilda, which ranks it number 1,188 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josenilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Josenilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,753 women and 77 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josenilda most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.050% of the state's population is named Josenilda (1,993 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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