Meaning of the nameGildeon
- Male
- Gil-de-on
Gildeon is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that begins with the element Gil- and is most frequent among people born from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Gildeon 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)
- 1,613
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,953
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,708
- people
Gildeon in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gildeon, 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 (504 people).
0 women 1,612 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 Gildeon is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gildeon in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 663 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 212 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 114 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 95 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gildeon
The origin of the name Gildeon is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Gil- as an element of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Gilberto, present in Gildo and Gilderson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,613 people named Gildeon, almost always men, with the most records in the 1980s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Gil-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gildeon
What does the name Gildeon mean?
The meaning of Gildeon 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 Gildeon in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,613 people with the first name Gildeon, which ranks it number 5,953 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gildeon a boy's or a girl's name?
Gildeon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,612 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gildeon most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gildeon (663 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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