Meaning of the nameNailda
- Female
- Nail-da
Nailda is a Brazilian female name that ends in -ilda, a Germanic element from hild, 'battle', described in the Morfemário; the meaning of the whole name is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,405 people named Nailda, the 4,527th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nailda 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)
- 2,405
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,527
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,715
- people
Nailda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nailda, 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 (584 people).
2,396 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 Nailda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nailda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 692 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 426 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 239 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 153 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 111 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 107 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nailda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilda (and -ilde, -ildes) as an element of Germanic origin, from hild or hilde, 'battle', and cites Nilda and Hilda among the traditional names. The origin of the beginning Na- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,405 people named Nailda, with a median age of 55. It is almost always a female name, and most were born between 1950 and 1979. 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: Nailda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nailda
What does the name Nailda mean?
The meaning of Nailda 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 Nailda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,405 people with the first name Nailda, which ranks it number 4,527 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nailda a boy's or a girl's name?
Nailda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,396 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nailda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Nailda (692 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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