Meaning of the nameLeonildes
- Unisex
- Le-o-nil-des
Leonildes is a modern Brazilian name related to Leonilda, whose full origin and meaning are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Leonildes 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)
- 1,595
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,006
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,777
- people
Leonildes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leonildes, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (364 people).
1,317 women 278 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 Leonildes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leonildes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 408 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 174 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 160 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 143 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 119 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 64 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leonildes
Leonildes is related to Leonilda, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes as Leo- + -nilda and which Behind the Name describes as a Germanic name formed from 'lion' and 'battle'. The ending -ildes corresponds to the Germanic element hild, 'combat', which appears in names such as Nildes and Roquildes. The derivation of Leonildes itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,595 people named Leonildes, with a median age of 61, with the most records among people born from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda, -ilde, -ildes) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Leonilda · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Leonildes
What does the name Leonildes mean?
The meaning of Leonildes 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 Leonildes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,595 people with the first name Leonildes, which ranks it number 6,006 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Leonildes a boy's or a girl's name?
Leonildes is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,317 women and 278 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Leonildes most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Leonildes (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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