Meaning of the nameJenildo
- Male
- Je-nil-do
Jenildo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ildo, with the most records among those born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,145 people named Jenildo, the 7,552nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jenildo 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)
- 1,145
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,552
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,616
- people
Jenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jenildo, 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 (299 people).
0 women 1,138 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 Jenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 290 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 138 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 134 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 28 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jenildo
The origin of Jenildo is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ildo as an element of Germanic origin (hild, 'battle') used in forming names, but does not document how the whole name was formed. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,145 people named Jenildo, with a median age of 43. The records run from the 1940s to the 2000s, with a peak in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jenildo
What does the name Jenildo mean?
The meaning of Jenildo 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 Jenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,145 people with the first name Jenildo, which ranks it number 7,552 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Jenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,138 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jenildo (290 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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