Data
Unisex names in Brazil
Most Brazilian first names are almost always given to one sex. These are the exceptions: common names where both women and men make up at least 30% of the people with the name.
- Darci: 33% women
- Juraci: 53% women
- Eli: 41% women
The most common unisex names
| Name | People (2022) | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darci | 46,524 | 33% | 67% |
| Juraci | 42,662 | 53% | 47% |
| Eli | 37,565 | 41% | 59% |
| Dione | 24,821 | 40% | 60% |
| Jaci | 16,640 | 61% | 39% |
| Edi | 12,101 | 58% | 42% |
| Aldenir | 11,552 | 45% | 55% |
| Leoni | 11,503 | 65% | 35% |
| Leonir | 10,929 | 35% | 65% |
| Alair | 10,716 | 32% | 68% |
| Adenir | 10,707 | 31% | 69% |
| Edir | 10,408 | 49% | 51% |
| Reni | 10,297 | 56% | 44% |
| Vanderli | 9,850 | 46% | 54% |
| Dominique | 9,804 | 63% | 37% |
| Diomar | 8,816 | 44% | 56% |
| Derli | 8,610 | 37% | 63% |
| Angel | 7,922 | 38% | 62% |
| Deusimar | 6,932 | 36% | 64% |
| Muriel | 6,867 | 31% | 69% |
| Lucinei | 6,863 | 47% | 53% |
| Zilmar | 6,729 | 45% | 55% |
| Lair | 6,593 | 46% | 54% |
| Dirlei | 5,912 | 48% | 52% |
| Claudeci | 5,880 | 42% | 58% |
| Elian | 5,830 | 30% | 70% |
| Erli | 5,796 | 55% | 45% |
| Valdeni | 5,680 | 41% | 59% |
| Delci | 5,517 | 65% | 35% |
| Cléo | 5,192 | 49% | 51% |
| Lua | 5,029 | 65% | 35% |
| Vanir | 4,874 | 68% | 32% |
| Áquila | 4,714 | 61% | 39% |
| Luz | 4,431 | 69% | 31% |
| Derci | 4,429 | 57% | 43% |
| Gilvane | 4,314 | 42% | 58% |
| Darli | 4,313 | 54% | 46% |
| Juracir | 4,295 | 35% | 65% |
| Aldeci | 4,230 | 48% | 52% |
| Edenir | 4,013 | 50% | 50% |
| Cleidimar | 3,999 | 68% | 32% |
| Solimar | 3,866 | 53% | 47% |
| Eronildes | 3,784 | 39% | 61% |
| Josenir | 3,720 | 43% | 57% |
| Erci | 3,603 | 67% | 33% |
| Elienai | 3,558 | 62% | 38% |
| Janes | 3,508 | 47% | 53% |
| Eroni | 3,422 | 69% | 31% |
| Adelir | 3,371 | 38% | 62% |
| Valdeli | 3,214 | 40% | 60% |
Method
Spellings with at least 2,000 people in IBGE's 2022 Census and published counts for both sexes, where each sex holds between 30% and 70%; ordered by number of people.
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. How to read IBGE data.
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