Meaning of the nameJilberto
- Male
- Jil-ber-to
Jilberto is a male name spelled with a J and ending in -berto, recorded mostly for people born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,758 people named Jilberto, the 5,592nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jilberto 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)
- 1,758
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,592
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,135
- people
Jilberto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jilberto, 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 (469 people).
0 women 1,749 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 Jilberto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jilberto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 448 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 200 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 145 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 114 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 102 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 89 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 63 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jilberto
The origin of the name Jilberto is uncertain. The spelling with J resembles Gilberto, which Behind the Name gives as Germanic in origin, but the link between the two is not documented. The ending -berto is described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as Germanic in origin, from an element meaning something like 'bright, illustrious'. It is almost always a male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,758 people named Jilberto, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Gilbert · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jilberto
What does the name Jilberto mean?
The meaning of Jilberto 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 Jilberto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,758 people with the first name Jilberto, which ranks it number 5,592 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jilberto a boy's or a girl's name?
Jilberto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,749 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jilberto most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jilberto (448 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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