Meaning of the nameIrenildo
- Male
- I-re-nil-do
Irenildo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -nildo, an element of Germanic origin linked to hild, 'combat'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people named Irenildo, the 7,420th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Irenildo 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)
- 1,174
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,420
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,273
- people
Irenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irenildo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (354 people).
0 women 1,168 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 Irenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 243 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 191 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 179 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 128 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Irenildo
The ending -ildo or -nildo comes from Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat', according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which cites Edenildo and Evanildo as Brazilian names of the same mold. The beginning, Ire-, has no documented origin, so the meaning of the whole name is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,174 people named Irenildo, with a median age of 43. It is almost always male, borne mostly by people born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Irenildo
What does the name Irenildo mean?
The meaning of Irenildo 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 Irenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people with the first name Irenildo, which ranks it number 7,420 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Irenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Irenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,168 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Irenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Irenildo (191 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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