Meaning of the nameZildene
- Female
- Zil-de-ne
Zildene is a Brazilian female name of modern formation, almost always given to girls born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,008 people named Zildene, the 8,243rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Zildene 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)
- 1,008
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,243
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,109
- people
Zildene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zildene, 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 (323 people).
987 women 21 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 Zildene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zildene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 180 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 166 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 109 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 96 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 71 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 58 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zildene
The origin of Zildene is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the similarly spelled name Zilde, but does not document the structure of Zildene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,008 people named Zildene, with a median age of 48, almost always female. Births are concentrated between the 1960s and the 1980s, and proportionally the name is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zilde · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Zildene
What does the name Zildene mean?
The meaning of Zildene 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 Zildene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,008 people with the first name Zildene, which ranks it number 8,243 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Zildene a boy's or a girl's name?
Zildene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 987 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zildene most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Zildene (180 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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