Meaning of the nameNailza
- Female
- Nail-za
Nailza is a Brazilian female name that the names dictionary analyzes as Na- plus -ilza, with an ending linked to the name Ilza.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,789 people named Nailza, the 4,092nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Nailza 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)
- 2,789
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,092
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,879
- people
Nailza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nailza, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (780 people).
2,776 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 Nailza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nailza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Pará 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 826 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 386 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 226 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 187 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 179 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 129 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 128 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 80 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 75 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nailza
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Nailza as Na + -ilza. For the element -ilza, the Morfemário says the etymology is uncertain: it perhaps comes from the name Ilza, which Guérios links to a Germanic origin or to a hypocoristic of Elisabete. Na- is an element with no known meaning, and the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,789 people named Nailza, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nailza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilza) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nailza
What does the name Nailza mean?
The meaning of Nailza 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 Nailza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,789 people with the first name Nailza, which ranks it number 4,092 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Nailza a boy's or a girl's name?
Nailza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,776 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nailza most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Nailza (187 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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