Meaning of the nameIlo
- Male
- I-lo
Ilo is a short male name of uncertain origin in Brazil, which also exists as a male name in Estonian and Finnish.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 793 people named Ilo, the 9,743rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Ilo 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)
- 793
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,743
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,019
- people
Ilo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ilo, 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 (190 people).
0 women 787 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 Ilo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ilo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 349 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 54 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ilo
The origin of Ilo in Brazil is uncertain. In Estonian, Ilo is a male name derived from ilu ('beauty, splendor'); in Finnish, it is a surname and, more rarely, a male name, derived from the word ilo. Nothing links these uses to the name in Brazil. The name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 793 people named Ilo, with a median age of 61. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ilo (estoniano e finlandês) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Ilo
What does the name Ilo mean?
The meaning of Ilo 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 Ilo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 793 people with the first name Ilo, which ranks it number 9,743 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Ilo a boy's or a girl's name?
Ilo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 787 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ilo most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ilo (349 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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