Meaning of the nameNidia
- Female
- Ni-di-a
Nidia is a female name that Behind the Name treats as a Spanish variant of Nydia, a name used by an English writer in 1834.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,042 people named Nidia, the 3,855th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Nidia 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)
- 3,042
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,855
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,493
- people
Nidia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nidia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (657 people).
3,032 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 Nidia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nidia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 785 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 375 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 345 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 259 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 126 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 120 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 119 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 104 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 90 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 72 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 50 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 48 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nidia
Behind the Name lists Nidia as a variant of Nydia, a name that the writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton gave to a character in the novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834). According to the site, he may have based it on Latin nidus, 'nest', but the meaning of the name is not settled. It is almost always female, and the people recorded were born in every decade since before 1940, with more records between 1960 and 1980. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,042 people named Nidia, with a median age of 49.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Nidia · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Nydia · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Nidia
What does the name Nidia mean?
The meaning of Nidia 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 Nidia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,042 people with the first name Nidia, which ranks it number 3,855 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Nidia a boy's or a girl's name?
Nidia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,032 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nidia most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Nidia (126 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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