Meaning of the nameLeonila
- Female
- Le-o-ni-la
Leonila is a feminine name of uncertain origin, with a spelling close to Leonilda; it has 747 people in the 2022 Census, born up to the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Leonila 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)
- 747
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,131
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,084
- people
Leonila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leonila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (175 people).
745 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 Leonila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leonila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 137 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 58 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 32 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leonila
The origin of the spelling Leonila is uncertain and is not known for certain. Leonilda, a name with a similar spelling, is analyzed by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as Leo- + -nilda, and the Morfemário gives -ilda as of Germanic origin, from hild, 'combat'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 747 people named Leonila, with a median age of 66. The name is almost always female, and most were born before 1970. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leonila
What does the name Leonila mean?
The meaning of Leonila 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 Leonila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 747 people with the first name Leonila, which ranks it number 10,131 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Leonila a boy's or a girl's name?
Leonila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 745 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leonila most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Leonila (137 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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