Meaning of the nameRildo
- Male
- Ril-do
Rildo is a masculine name of uncertain origin, with the same ending -ildo as Amarildo and Evanildo, most frequent among people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Rildo 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)
- 9,429
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,798
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,373
- people
Rildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rildo, 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 (3,401 people).
32 women 9,397 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 Rildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.014%
- Pará 0.012%
- Pernambuco 0.010%
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,582 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,324 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 930 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 907 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 665 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 615 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 488 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 395 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 302 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 283 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 206 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 188 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 179 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 150 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 147 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 141 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 134 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 127 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 111 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 108 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 108 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 100 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 83 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 65 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 57 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rildo
The origin of Rildo is uncertain, and the name has no documented meaning. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the ending -ildo, found in names such as Amarildo and Evanildo, to the Germanic hild, 'battle', and says it perhaps comes from the ending -gildo. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,429 people named Rildo, with a median age of 50; proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rildo
What does the name Rildo mean?
The meaning of Rildo 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 Rildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,429 people with the first name Rildo, which ranks it number 1,798 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Rildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 32 women and 9,397 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rildo most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.014% of the state's population is named Rildo (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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