Meaning of the nameRenilda
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Re-nil-da
Renilda is a Brazilian female name whose ending -ilda comes from the Germanic hild, 'battle', the same as in Hilda and Brunilda.
Meaning
The meaning of Renilda is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 16,166
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,225
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,092
- people
Renilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Renilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (4,402 people).
16,063 women 103 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 Renilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Renilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.030%
- Amapá 0.020%
- Espírito Santo 0.018%
- Alagoas 0.014%
- Minas Gerais 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,209 | 0.030% |
| São Paulo | 2,132 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,012 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,092 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 987 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 749 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 726 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 676 | 0.018% |
| Pará | 575 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 457 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 444 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 427 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 222 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 181 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 173 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 147 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 144 | 0.020% |
| Paraíba | 142 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 141 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 122 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 109 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 78 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 67 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 40 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Renilda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Renilda among the Brazilian names with the ending -ilda, of Germanic origin hild/hilde, 'battle', also found in Brunilda and Hilda. The origin of the initial element Ren- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,166 people named Renilda, with a median age of 52, almost always women and mostly born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Renilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Renilda
What does the name Renilda mean?
The meaning of Renilda is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Renilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,166 people with the first name Renilda, which ranks it number 1,225 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Renilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Renilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,063 women and 103 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Renilda?
Renilda is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Renilda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.030% of the state's population is named Renilda (4,209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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