Meaning of the nameNildes
- Female
- Nil-des
Nildes is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ildes, a formative of Germanic origin linked to 'combat'; the meaning of the beginning, Nil-, is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people named Nildes, the 7,735th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nildes 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)
- 1,102
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,735
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,269
- people
Nildes in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nildes, 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 (300 people).
1,059 women 43 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 Nildes is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nildes in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 383 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 190 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nildes
Nildes ends in -ildes, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups with -ilda and -ilde, a formative linked to Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat', and in which it lists Nildes itself. The origin of the beginning, Nil-, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,102 people named Nildes, with a median age of 58, mostly born between the 1940s and the 1980s. It is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nildes · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nildes
What does the name Nildes mean?
The meaning of Nildes 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 Nildes in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people with the first name Nildes, which ranks it number 7,735 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nildes a boy's or a girl's name?
Nildes is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,059 women and 43 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nildes most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nildes (383 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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