Meaning of the nameNailde
- Female
- Nail-de
Nailde is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census almost always for women born mostly between the 1950s and the 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,916 people named Nailde, the 3,971st 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 Nailde 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)
- 2,916
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,971
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,250
- people
Nailde in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nailde, 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 (700 people).
2,896 women 20 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 Nailde is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nailde in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 743 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 438 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 330 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 212 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 127 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 97 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 94 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 93 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nailde
The origin of the name Nailde is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the element -ilda, -ilde, -ildes, of Germanic origin hild, 'combat', in names such as Ivanilde and Josenilde, but does not analyze the name Nailde. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,916 people named Nailde, almost always women and born mostly between the 1950s and the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nailde
What does the name Nailde mean?
The meaning of Nailde 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 Nailde in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,916 people with the first name Nailde, which ranks it number 3,971 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nailde a boy's or a girl's name?
Nailde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,896 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nailde most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Nailde (743 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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