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Meaning of the nameIraildo

Iraildo is a Brazilian masculine name that ends in -ildo, an element from Germanic hild, 'combat'; the origin of the beginning Irai- and the meaning of the whole are not documented.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,023 people named Iraildo, the 8,165th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Meaning

The meaning of Iraildo 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)
1,023
Rank in Brazil
#8,165
Median age
42 years
2010 Census
1,249
people

Iraildo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Iraildo, 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 (300 people).

0 women 1,016 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 Iraildo is most common

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

  1. Pernambuco 0.002%
  2. Bahia 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco1930.002%
Bahia1830.001%
São Paulo1480.000%
Paraíba650.002%
Ceará570.001%
Pará560.001%
Minas Gerais330.000%
Amazonas330.001%
Rio de Janeiro300.000%
Piauí300.001%
Alagoas290.001%
Sergipe280.001%
Goiás230.000%
Maranhão210.000%
Rio Grande do Norte200.001%

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

About the name Iraildo

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ildo as an element from Germanic hild, 'combat', which may derive from -gildo. The origin of the beginning Irai- is uncertain, and the meaning of Iraildo as a whole is not known. It is an almost always male name, and most people were born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,023 people named Iraildo, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILDO) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Iraildo

What does the name Iraildo mean?

The meaning of Iraildo 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 Iraildo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,023 people with the first name Iraildo, which ranks it number 8,165 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Iraildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,016 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Iraildo?

Iraildo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Iraildo most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Iraildo (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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