Meaning of the nameRosilda
- Female
- Ro-sil-da
Rosilda is a feminine name that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes among the traditional names with Rosi-, an element taken from Rosa and Rose.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosilda 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)
- 41,865
- Rank in Brazil
- #643
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 46,297
- people
Rosilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosilda, 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 (13,845 people).
41,694 women 171 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 Rosilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.047%
- Paraíba 0.044%
- Tocantins 0.041%
- Paraná 0.037%
- Pará 0.037%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,682 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 4,279 | 0.047% |
| Paraná | 4,258 | 0.037% |
| Bahia | 3,372 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 3,024 | 0.037% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,931 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 2,314 | 0.034% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,211 | 0.014% |
| Paraíba | 1,757 | 0.044% |
| Goiás | 1,624 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,367 | 0.018% |
| Alagoas | 1,067 | 0.034% |
| Piauí | 995 | 0.030% |
| Amazonas | 870 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 867 | 0.026% |
| Mato Grosso | 804 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 653 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 615 | 0.041% |
| Ceará | 569 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 537 | 0.020% |
| Distrito Federal | 491 | 0.017% |
| Rondônia | 481 | 0.030% |
| Sergipe | 350 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 221 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 207 | 0.028% |
| Acre | 178 | 0.021% |
| Roraima | 141 | 0.022% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Rosilda among the traditional names with the element Rosi-, a fragment of Rosa and Rose, both from Latin rosae, 'rose', alongside Rosiete and Rosimar. The name ends in -ilda, an ending that the same Morfemário gives as Germanic, from hild, 'battle', in names such as Brunilda and Hilda. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 41,865 people named Rosilda, with a median age of 51; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosi-, -ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosilda
What does the name Rosilda mean?
The meaning of Rosilda 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 Rosilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 41,865 people with the first name Rosilda, which ranks it number 643 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 41,694 women and 171 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rosilda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.047% of the state's population is named Rosilda (4,279 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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