Meaning of the nameArildo
- Male
- A-ril-do
Arildo is a Brazilian male name whose ending -ildo, according to the morpheme list, points to the Germanic hild, 'combat', and is proportionally very common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Arildo 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)
- 7,338
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,106
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,555
- people
Arildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arildo, 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 (2,229 people).
24 women 7,314 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 Arildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.023%
- Paraná 0.012%
- Santa Catarina 0.009%
- Rondônia 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 1,368 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 929 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 885 | 0.023% |
| Minas Gerais | 788 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 707 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 680 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 379 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 261 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 184 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 184 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 165 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 142 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 142 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 134 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 76 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| 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 Arildo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates that the ending -ildo comes from the Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat', although with the hedge that it perhaps derives from -gildo. The beginning Ar- has no documented origin, and so the meaning of the whole name is not given. The dictionary records the spelling variant Harildo. Almost all of those recorded are men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,338 people named Arildo, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Arildo
What does the name Arildo mean?
The meaning of Arildo 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 Arildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,338 people with the first name Arildo, which ranks it number 2,106 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Arildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Arildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 7,314 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Arildo most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.023% of the state's population is named Arildo (885 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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