Meaning of the nameZilda
- Female
- Zil-da
Zilda is a female name of uncertain origin, which Behind the Name places alongside similar names such as Ilda, Nilda and Gilda.
Meaning
The meaning of Zilda 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)
- 66,419
- Rank in Brazil
- #459
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 83,135
- people
Zilda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zilda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (18,861 people).
66,109 women 310 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 Zilda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zilda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.053%
- São Paulo 0.048%
- Minas Gerais 0.046%
- Paraná 0.044%
- Rondônia 0.044%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 21,157 | 0.048% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,516 | 0.046% |
| Paraná | 5,052 | 0.044% |
| Bahia | 4,804 | 0.034% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,270 | 0.027% |
| Goiás | 2,882 | 0.041% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,800 | 0.026% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,090 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,027 | 0.053% |
| Pernambuco | 1,386 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,259 | 0.034% |
| Pará | 1,178 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,118 | 0.041% |
| Maranhão | 1,103 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 854 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 695 | 0.025% |
| Rondônia | 691 | 0.044% |
| Piauí | 614 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 532 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 505 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 492 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 438 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 436 | 0.029% |
| Sergipe | 226 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 119 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 98 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 77 | 0.012% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zilda
Behind the Name records Zilda as a Brazilian name of uncertain meaning and places it alongside similar names such as Ilda, Nilda and Gilda. The ending -ilda is the same as in names such as Nilda and Brunilda, which the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Germanic hild, 'battle'; the origin of Zilda as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 66,419 people named Zilda, peaking among those born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Zilda · behindthename.com · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Zilda
What does the name Zilda mean?
The meaning of Zilda 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 Zilda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 66,419 people with the first name Zilda, which ranks it number 459 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zilda a boy's or a girl's name?
Zilda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 66,109 women and 310 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zilda most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.053% of the state's population is named Zilda (2,027 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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