Meaning of the nameJardiel
- Male
- Jar-di-el
Jardiel is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that ends in -el, an ending that in traditional names comes from the Hebrew el, "God".
Meaning
The meaning of Jardiel 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)
- 3,789
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,318
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,806
- people
Jardiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jardiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,090 people).
24 women 3,765 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 Jardiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jardiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.013%
- Alagoas 0.012%
- Piauí 0.010%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 859 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 460 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 375 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 361 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 329 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 324 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 235 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 155 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 84 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 81 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 63 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jardiel
The Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -el as a formative coming from the Hebrew el ("God") in traditional names such as Daniel and Gabriel, and warns that names ending in -el without a Hebrew origin can be mistaken for them. The origin of Jardiel is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,789 people named Jardiel, with a median age of 25; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jardel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jardiel
What does the name Jardiel mean?
The meaning of Jardiel 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 Jardiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,789 people with the first name Jardiel, which ranks it number 3,318 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jardiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Jardiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 3,765 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jardiel most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.013% of the state's population is named Jardiel (859 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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