Meaning of the nameGil

Gil is a masculine name, the Portuguese and Spanish form of Giles, from Late Latin Aegidius, which Behind the Name links to Greek aigídion, 'kid'.

Meaning

“form of Aegidius (Egídio), from Greek aigídion, 'kid'”

Source: Behind the Name: Giles · Wiktionary: Giles

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People (2022): 8,719
Rank in Brazil: #1,883
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 9,674; people

Gil in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gil, 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 (2,198 people).

451 women 8,268 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 Gil is most common

States with the highest share of people named Gil in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Piauí 0.007%
Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
Espírito Santo 0.006%
Minas Gerais 0.006%
Bahia 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,560	0.004%
Minas Gerais	1,192	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	1,045	0.007%
Bahia	764	0.005%
Paraná	437	0.004%
Goiás	370	0.005%
Pará	350	0.004%
Maranhão	343	0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul	319	0.003%
Ceará	242	0.003%
Santa Catarina	240	0.003%
Espírito Santo	239	0.006%
Piauí	236	0.007%
Pernambuco	218	0.002%
Amazonas	163	0.004%
Distrito Federal	151	0.005%
Mato Grosso	136	0.004%
Paraíba	134	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	121	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	116	0.004%
Tocantins	77	0.005%
Sergipe	76	0.003%
Rondônia	70	0.004%
Alagoas	43	0.001%
Amapá	31	0.004%
Roraima	29	0.005%
Acre	17	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Gil

Behind the Name gives Gil as the Portuguese and Spanish form of Giles, a name that comes from Late Latin Aegidius, derived from Greek aigídion, 'kid'; the Wiktionary entry Giles gives the same derivation. The Wiktionary Latin entry Aegidius proposes another reading, probably from aegis, 'shield', from Greek aigís, 'goatskin', and lists Egídio as the direct Portuguese form of the Latin name. The name is predominantly male, with a minority of female records, and is concentrated among people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,719 people named Gil, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Sources

Behind the Name: Gil · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Giles · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Giles · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Aegidius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Gil

What does the name Gil mean?

Gil means “form of Aegidius (Egídio), from Greek aigídion, 'kid'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Gil in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,719 people with the first name Gil, which ranks it number 1,883 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Gil a boy's or a girl's name?

Gil is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 451 women and 8,268 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Gil?

Gil is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gil most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.007% of the state's population is named Gil (236 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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