Meaning of the nameJildete
- Female
- Jil-de-te
Jildete is a Brazilian female name, a spelling variant of Gildete with an initial J, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,066 people named Jildete, the 7,923rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jildete 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)
- 1,066
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,923
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,966
- people
Jildete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jildete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (286 people).
1,027 women 39 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 Jildete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jildete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 648 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 83 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 41 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jildete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jildete as a spelling variant of Gildete. The ending -ete is a feminine diminutive formative, from French -ette and Latin -eta, and the beginning Gil- is of uncertain origin; for this reason the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,066 people named Jildete, almost always women, most of them born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gildete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete, Gil-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jildete
What does the name Jildete mean?
The meaning of Jildete 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 Jildete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,066 people with the first name Jildete, which ranks it number 7,923 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jildete a boy's or a girl's name?
Jildete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,027 women and 39 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jildete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jildete (648 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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