Meaning of the nameNazilda
- Female
- Na-zil-da
Nazilda is a Brazilian feminine name whose ending -ilda is a Germanic name-forming element, 'battle', according to the Morfemário; the origin of the beginning Nazi- and of the whole name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,133 people named Nazilda, the 7,601st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Nazilda 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)
- 1,133
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,601
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,208
- people
Nazilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nazilda, 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 (307 people).
1,130 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 Nazilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nazilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 155 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 95 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 92 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 81 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 79 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nazilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the ending -ilda as of Germanic origin, from hild/hilde, 'battle', in names such as Brunilda, Clotilde and Josenilda. The origin of the beginning Nazi- is uncertain, so no meaning is assigned to Nazilda. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,133 people named Nazilda, with a median age of 60. The name is almost always female, and the records come mainly from people born between the 1940s and the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nazilda
What does the name Nazilda mean?
The meaning of Nazilda 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 Nazilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,133 people with the first name Nazilda, which ranks it number 7,601 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nazilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Nazilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,130 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nazilda most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nazilda (153 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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