Meaning of the nameLenilde
- Female
- Le-nil-de
Lenilde is a female name ending in -ilde, a formative of Germanic origin, recorded mostly among people born from 1960 to 1989.
Meaning
The meaning of Lenilde 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)
- 1,312
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,893
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,415
- people
Lenilde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lenilde, 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 (340 people).
1,303 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 Lenilde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lenilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 223 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 173 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 152 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 149 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 46 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lenilde
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilde (with -ilda and -ildes) as a feminine formative of Germanic origin, linked to hild, 'combat', found in names such as Clotilde and Josenilde. The formation of Lenilde is not documented, and its meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. It is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lenilde
What does the name Lenilde mean?
The meaning of Lenilde 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 Lenilde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,312 people with the first name Lenilde, which ranks it number 6,893 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lenilde a boy's or a girl's name?
Lenilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,303 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lenilde most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.008% of the state's population is named Lenilde (173 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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