Meaning of the nameNildete
- Female
- Nil-de-te
Nildete is a Brazilian female name ending in -ete, a formative of French origin; its meaning as a whole is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,243 people named Nildete, the 3,677th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nildete 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)
- 3,243
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,677
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,547
- people
Nildete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nildete, 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 (961 people).
3,215 women 28 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 Nildete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nildete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Sergipe 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 881 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 504 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 356 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 186 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 144 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 133 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 125 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 104 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 81 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 62 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 52 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nildete
According to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -ete comes from the French -ette, which in turn comes from the Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, and appears in names such as Claudete and Salete. The formation of Nildete as a whole is not documented, and the origin of the beginning Nil- in this spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,243 people named Nildete, with a median age of 54; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nildete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nildete
What does the name Nildete mean?
The meaning of Nildete 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 Nildete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,243 people with the first name Nildete, which ranks it number 3,677 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nildete a boy's or a girl's name?
Nildete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,215 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nildete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Nildete (881 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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