Meaning of the nameLeonildo

Male
Germanic origin
Le-o-nil-do

Leonildo is a masculine name that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes among the traditional names with the Germanic ending -ildo.

Meaning

The meaning of Leonildo is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 12,321
Rank in Brazil: #1,477
Median age: 49 years
2010 Census: 14,922; people

Leonildo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Leonildo, 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 (2,572 people).

46 women 12,275 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 Leonildo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Leonildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pernambuco 0.014%
Paraíba 0.013%
Paraná 0.011%
Alagoas 0.010%
Rondônia 0.010%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	3,121	0.007%
Pernambuco	1,293	0.014%
Paraná	1,290	0.011%
Rio Grande do Sul	666	0.006%
Minas Gerais	566	0.003%
Santa Catarina	564	0.007%
Maranhão	543	0.008%
Pará	533	0.007%
Paraíba	524	0.013%
Bahia	421	0.003%
Mato Grosso	354	0.010%
Alagoas	313	0.010%
Ceará	304	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	264	0.002%
Goiás	261	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	256	0.009%
Amazonas	180	0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte	171	0.005%
Rondônia	155	0.010%
Piauí	137	0.004%
Espírito Santo	97	0.003%
Tocantins	72	0.005%
Distrito Federal	70	0.003%
Roraima	46	0.007%
Acre	44	0.005%
Sergipe	39	0.002%
Amapá	37	0.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Leonildo

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil places Leonildo among the traditional names with the ending -ildo, linked to the Germanic hild/hilde, 'combat', alongside Hildo and Eremildo. Behind the Name explains the name Leonilda as Germanic, formed from lewo, 'lion' (of Latin origin), and hilt, 'battle', and the Brazilian dictionary analyzes Leonilda as Leo- + -nilda. The meaning of Leonildo as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,321 people named Leonildo, with a median age of 49. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Behind the Name: Leonilda · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Leonildo

What does the name Leonildo mean?

The meaning of Leonildo is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Leonildo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,321 people with the first name Leonildo, which ranks it number 1,477 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Leonildo a boy's or a girl's name?

Leonildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 46 women and 12,275 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Leonildo?

Leonildo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Leonildo most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.014% of the state's population is named Leonildo (1,293 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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