Meaning of the nameVanilda
- Female
- Va-nil-da
Vanilda is a Brazilian female name with records concentrated between the 1950s and the 1980s and an origin not known with certainty.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanilda 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)
- 27,806
- Rank in Brazil
- #864
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 30,576
- people
Vanilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanilda, 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 (8,789 people).
27,699 women 107 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 Vanilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.033%
- Espírito Santo 0.028%
- Rondônia 0.024%
- Goiás 0.020%
- Paraná 0.018%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 6,719 | 0.033% |
| São Paulo | 5,689 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,171 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 2,119 | 0.015% |
| Paraná | 2,061 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 1,412 | 0.020% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,294 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,058 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 992 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 684 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 534 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 425 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 412 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 384 | 0.024% |
| Alagoas | 306 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 275 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 223 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 207 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 178 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 125 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 114 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 112 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 90 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 88 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 64 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 41 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanilda
The origin of Vanilda is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Vanilda among the names with Van-, an element of doubtful origin: Guérios sees it as the Dutch preposition van, and Nunes, cited by Nascentes, as a hypocoristic of Germanic names beginning with Van-. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,806 people named Vanilda, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, the name is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Van-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vanilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Vanilda
What does the name Vanilda mean?
The meaning of Vanilda 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 Vanilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,806 people with the first name Vanilda, which ranks it number 864 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 27,699 women and 107 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vanilda most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.033% of the state's population is named Vanilda (6,719 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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