Meaning of the nameGildevan
- Male
- Gil-de-van
Gildevan is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -van; most of those recorded were born between 1970 and 1999, and the origin of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gildevan 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)
- 2,278
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,684
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,412
- people
Gildevan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gildevan, 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 (730 people).
25 women 2,253 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 Gildevan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gildevan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 678 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 307 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 235 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 117 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 95 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 85 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 55 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 51 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 42 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gildevan
The ending -van is described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as being of doubtful origin: perhaps a hypocoristic of -vando, perhaps a piece of -vandro (as in Evandro) or of Ivan. The origin of the beginning Gilde- is uncertain, so the name has no known meaning. The dictionary lists Gildevam, Jildevam and Jildevan as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,278 people named Gildevan, with a median age of 36, almost always men.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gildevan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gildevan
What does the name Gildevan mean?
The meaning of Gildevan 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 Gildevan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,278 people with the first name Gildevan, which ranks it number 4,684 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gildevan a boy's or a girl's name?
Gildevan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 2,253 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gildevan most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gildevan (117 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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