Meaning of the nameNilde

Nilde is a female name that Wiktionary gives, in Italian, as a diminutive of Brunilde, of Germanic origin.

Meaning

“short form of Brunilde, a Germanic name formed from 'armor, protection' and 'battle'”

Source: Wiktionary: Nilde · Wiktionary: Brunilde · Behind the Name: Brunhild

People (2022): 3,191
Rank in Brazil: #3,722
Median age: 57 years
2010 Census: 3,848; people

Nilde in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Nilde, 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 (779 people).

3,152 women 39 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 Nilde is most common

States with the highest share of people named Nilde in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Maranhão 0.007%
Pará 0.003%
Minas Gerais 0.002%
São Paulo 0.002%
Bahia 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	733	0.002%
Maranhão	471	0.007%
Minas Gerais	421	0.002%
Bahia	241	0.002%
Pará	204	0.003%
Paraná	171	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	125	0.001%
Santa Catarina	121	0.002%
Goiás	89	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	84	0.001%
Amazonas	78	0.002%
Distrito Federal	60	0.002%
Mato Grosso	43	0.001%
Sergipe	41	0.002%
Tocantins	41	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	39	0.001%
Piauí	30	0.001%
Rondônia	27	0.002%
Ceará	26	0.000%
Espírito Santo	26	0.001%
Pernambuco	24	0.000%
Roraima	21	0.003%
Amapá	20	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	19	0.001%
Paraíba	15	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Nilde

Wiktionary records Nilde, in Italian, as a diminutive of Brunilde, and says that Brunilde comes from the German Brunhilde, from a Proto-Germanic name. According to Behind the Name, Brunhild combines the elements brunna ('armor, protection') and hilt ('battle'); the meaning given here is that of the base name, Brunilde. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,191 people named Nilde, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

Wiktionary: Nilde · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Brunilde · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Brunhild · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Nilde

What does the name Nilde mean?

Nilde means “short form of Brunilde, a Germanic name formed from 'armor, protection' and 'battle'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Nilde in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,191 people with the first name Nilde, which ranks it number 3,722 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Nilde a boy's or a girl's name?

Nilde is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,152 women and 39 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Nilde?

Nilde is a name of Germanic and Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Nilde most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.007% of the state's population is named Nilde (471 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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