Meaning of the nameMailde
- Female
- Mail-de
Mailde is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born from 1950 to 1970.
Meaning
The meaning of Mailde 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)
- 1,237
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,172
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,517
- people
Mailde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mailde, 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 (315 people).
1,220 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 Mailde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mailde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 219 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 202 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 182 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mailde
The origin of Mailde is uncertain. The ending coincides with -ilde, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild, 'battle', in names such as Ivanilde and Josenilde, but no source documents how Mailde was formed. The dictionary analyzes Mailton as Ma- + -ilton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,237 people named Mailde, with a median age of 55. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mailde
What does the name Mailde mean?
The meaning of Mailde 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 Mailde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,237 people with the first name Mailde, which ranks it number 7,172 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Mailde a boy's or a girl's name?
Mailde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,220 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mailde most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Mailde (219 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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