Meaning of the nameElenildo
- Male
- E-le-nil-do
Elenildo is a Brazilian male name whose ending -nildo the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to the Germanic hild, 'combat'; the origin of Elen- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Elenildo 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)
- 5,487
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,578
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,224
- people
Elenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elenildo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,857 people).
27 women 5,460 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 Elenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.014%
- Pernambuco 0.009%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 972 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 835 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 742 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 451 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 360 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 309 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 297 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 273 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 175 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 150 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 134 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 103 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 70 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elenildo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -ildo and -nildo as male endings of Germanic origin, from hild/hilde, 'combat', found in names such as Evanildo and Marildo. The same dictionary analyzes Elenilma as Elen- + -ilma, but does not document the meaning of Elen-, so the meaning of the whole name is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,487 people named Elenildo, with a median age of 39. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ildo, -nildo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elenilma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elenildo
What does the name Elenildo mean?
The meaning of Elenildo 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 Elenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,487 people with the first name Elenildo, which ranks it number 2,578 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Elenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 5,460 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.014% of the state's population is named Elenildo (451 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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