Meaning of the nameRosenilda
- Female
- Ro-se-nil-da
Rosenilda is a Brazilian feminine name that joins Rose-, from Rosa or Rose, to the ending -nilda of Josenilda and Ivanilda; its meaning as a whole is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosenilda 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)
- 23,060
- Rank in Brazil
- #974
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 24,438
- people
Rosenilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosenilda, 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 (9,481 people).
22,984 women 76 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 Rosenilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosenilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.037%
- Paraná 0.030%
- Rondônia 0.023%
- Bahia 0.023%
- Pernambuco 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 3,461 | 0.030% |
| São Paulo | 3,227 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 3,222 | 0.023% |
| Pernambuco | 1,965 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 1,252 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 1,169 | 0.037% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,141 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 933 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 901 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 749 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso | 657 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 529 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 477 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 472 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 457 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 362 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 336 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 307 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 305 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 275 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 208 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 186 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 141 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 123 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 119 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosenilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rosenilda among the Brazilian names with Rose-, a fragment of names such as Rosa or Rose, both from Latin rosa. The same Morfemário gives -ilda a Germanic origin, from hild/hilde, 'battle', and cites Ivanilda and Josenilda among the Brazilian names with this ending. The dictionary entry records Rozenilda, with a z, as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,060 people named Rosenilda, with a median age of 44; the name is almost always female, most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosenilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosenilda
What does the name Rosenilda mean?
The meaning of Rosenilda 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 Rosenilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,060 people with the first name Rosenilda, which ranks it number 974 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosenilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosenilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,984 women and 76 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rosenilda most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.037% of the state's population is named Rosenilda (1,169 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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