Meaning of the nameNilze
- Female
- Nil-ze
Nilze is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilze, a variant of -ilza, an element of probable Germanic origin; the name itself has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,061 people named Nilze, the 7,957th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilze 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)
- 1,061
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,957
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,153
- people
Nilze in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilze, 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 (295 people).
1,039 women 22 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 Nilze is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilze in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 368 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 99 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 98 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 86 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 60 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 42 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilze
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups -elza, -ilza and -ilze and says they probably come from Elsa or Else, Germanic diminutives of Elisabeth, a name that goes back to Hebrew. For Nilze itself, the origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,061 people named Nilze, with a median age of 62. It is almost always a female name, with people born from before 1940 and the largest number in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ELZA, -ILZA, -ILZE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nilze
What does the name Nilze mean?
The meaning of Nilze 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 Nilze in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,061 people with the first name Nilze, which ranks it number 7,957 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nilze a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilze is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,039 women and 22 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nilze most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Nilze (368 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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