Meaning of the nameRaildo
- Male
- Rail-do
Raildo is a male name formed in Brazil, probably from the beginning Rai-, taken from Raimundo, and the ending -ildo, from a Germanic element meaning 'battle'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,626 people named Raildo, the 4,276th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Raildo 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)
- 2,626
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,276
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,959
- people
Raildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raildo, 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 (605 people).
0 women 2,613 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 Raildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.007%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,018 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 323 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 243 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 125 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 50 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 50 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 47 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 40 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raildo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says that Rai- is probably a fragment of given names such as Raimundo, which comes from French and ultimately from a Germanic name formed from 'counsel' and 'protection'. The ending -ildo comes from the Germanic hild, 'battle'. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,626 people named Raildo, with a median age of 42, almost always men; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most were born from 1960 to 1999.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Raildo
What does the name Raildo mean?
The meaning of Raildo 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 Raildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,626 people with the first name Raildo, which ranks it number 4,276 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Raildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Raildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,613 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Raildo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Raildo (1,018 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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