Meaning of the nameNila
- Female
- Ni-la
Nila is a short feminine name, recorded in Brazil since before 1940, with the most people born in the 1950s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,663 people named Nila, the 5,826th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Nila 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)
- 1,663
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,826
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,226
- people
Nila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (307 people).
1,645 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 Nila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 182 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 160 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 107 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 102 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 92 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 62 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| 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 Nila
The origin of Nila in Brazil is uncertain. In other languages, the name exists with its own origins: Behind the Name lists it in Tamil, Hindi, Indonesian and Burmese, from the Sanskrit nīla, a dark blue shade, but does not give it as a Portuguese-use name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,663 people named Nila, with a median age of 60. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Nila · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Nila
What does the name Nila mean?
The meaning of Nila 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 Nila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,663 people with the first name Nila, which ranks it number 5,826 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nila a boy's or a girl's name?
Nila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,645 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nila most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nila (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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