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Meaning of the nameMelinda

Melinda is a feminine name of English origin, created in the eighteenth century from Mel- and the ending -inda.

Meaning

The meaning of Melinda 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)
10,246
Rank in Brazil
#1,686
Median age
2 years
2010 Census
640
people

Melinda in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Melinda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (7,478 people).

10,197 women 49 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 Melinda is most common

States with the highest share of people named Melinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.014%
  2. Ceará 0.009%
  3. Pará 0.009%
  4. Maranhão 0.008%
  5. Tocantins 0.008%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,3570.003%
Bahia9100.006%
Ceará8260.009%
Minas Gerais7750.004%
Pará7380.009%
Maranhão5590.008%
Rio de Janeiro5580.004%
Amazonas5440.014%
Rio Grande do Sul3930.004%
Goiás3530.005%
Pernambuco3490.004%
Paraná3220.003%
Santa Catarina3010.004%
Espírito Santo2680.007%
Rio Grande do Norte2380.007%
Alagoas2300.007%
Piauí2190.007%
Mato Grosso1970.005%
Paraíba1760.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul1540.006%
Sergipe1520.007%
Distrito Federal1400.005%
Tocantins1240.008%
Rondônia1130.007%
Acre940.011%
Roraima810.013%
Amapá750.010%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Melinda

Wiktionary describes Melinda as an English name created in the eighteenth century from Melanie and Melissa plus the suffix -inda; Behind the Name describes it as a combination of Mel-, taken from names such as Melanie or Melissa, with the ending -inda, and adds that it may have been inspired by Belinda. Both also record that the name became popular in Hungary through a play from the early nineteenth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,246 people named Melinda, with a median age of 2. The name is almost always female, and almost all of the records are of people born from 2010 onward.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Melinda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Melinda · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Melinda

What does the name Melinda mean?

The meaning of Melinda 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 Melinda in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,246 people with the first name Melinda, which ranks it number 1,686 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Melinda a boy's or a girl's name?

Melinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,197 women and 49 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Melinda?

Melinda is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Melinda most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.014% of the state's population is named Melinda (544 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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