Meaning of the nameOnilda
- Female
- O-nil-da
Onilda is a female name with the ending -ilda, common in names of Germanic origin, but its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,795 people named Onilda, the 5,514th 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 Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Onilda 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)
- 1,795
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,514
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,049
- people
Onilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Onilda, 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 (538 people).
1,789 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 Onilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Onilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 303 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 283 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 201 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 184 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 119 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 106 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 71 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Onilda
The origin of Onilda is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ilda of female names such as Hilda and Clotilde as coming from Germanic hild, 'battle'; the meaning of Onilda, however, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,795 people named Onilda, almost always women; the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Onilda
What does the name Onilda mean?
The meaning of Onilda 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 Onilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,795 people with the first name Onilda, which ranks it number 5,514 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Onilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Onilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,789 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Onilda most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Onilda (283 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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