Meaning of the nameIldeu
- Male
- Il-deu
Ildeu is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, whose beginning recalls Ildo, and it is most frequent among people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Ildeu 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)
- 1,994
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,133
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,313
- people
Ildeu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ildeu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (537 people).
0 women 1,992 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 Ildeu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ildeu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.007%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,491 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 203 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 96 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ildeu
The origin of the name Ildeu is uncertain. The beginning recalls Ildo, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records as the masculine of Ilda, and the formative -ilda comes, according to the same dictionary, from Germanic hild, 'battle'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,994 people named Ildeu, with a median age of 62. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. There are people with this name born since before 1940, and few after the 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ildeu
What does the name Ildeu mean?
The meaning of Ildeu 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 Ildeu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,994 people with the first name Ildeu, which ranks it number 5,133 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Ildeu a boy's or a girl's name?
Ildeu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,992 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ildeu most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.007% of the state's population is named Ildeu (1,491 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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