Meaning of the nameOrlinda
- Female
- Or-lin-da
Orlinda is a feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in -lind(a), a formative that the Dicionário de Nomes also lists in Ermelinda and Teolinda.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,702 people named Orlinda, the 5,728th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Orlinda 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)
- 1,702
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,728
- Median age
- 67 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,166
- people
Orlinda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Orlinda, 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 (480 people).
1,697 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 Orlinda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Orlinda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Goiás 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 541 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 301 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 96 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 85 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 72 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 56 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Orlinda
The origin of the name Orlinda is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ermelinda and Teolinda among the names with this ending and gives the formative a Germanic origin, lind, 'serpent', noting that it may have been taken from a Portuguese adjective; the beginning Orl- is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,702 people named Orlinda, with a median age of 67. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. Most records are of people born before 1970, and almost all are of women.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Orlinda
What does the name Orlinda mean?
The meaning of Orlinda 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 Orlinda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,702 people with the first name Orlinda, which ranks it number 5,728 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Orlinda a boy's or a girl's name?
Orlinda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,697 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Orlinda most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.003% of the state's population is named Orlinda (541 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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