Meaning of the nameSonilda
- Female
- So-nil-da
Sonilda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilda, an ending the Morfemário links to Germanic hild ('battle'), with no documented meaning for the whole name.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,193 people named Sonilda, the 7,352nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Sonilda 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)
- 1,193
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,352
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,293
- people
Sonilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sonilda, 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 (410 people).
1,185 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 Sonilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sonilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 205 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 186 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 170 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 138 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sonilda
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilda/-ilde as an element of Germanic origin, from hild, 'battle', found in Brunilda and Clotilde. The Dictionary analyzes the name Sonival as Soni- + -val, but gives no meaning for Soni-, and the meaning of the whole name is not documented. People born in the 1970s form the largest group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,193 people named Sonilda, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sonival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Sonilda
What does the name Sonilda mean?
The meaning of Sonilda 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 Sonilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,193 people with the first name Sonilda, which ranks it number 7,352 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Sonilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Sonilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,185 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sonilda most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Sonilda (205 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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