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Meaning of the nameAbdiel

Abdiel is a male name of Hebrew origin meaning 'servant of God'.

Meaning

“servant of God”

Source: Wiktionary: Abdiel (Hebrew) · Behind the Name: Abdiel · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Abdiel

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People (2022)
1,277
Rank in Brazil
#7,027
Median age
23 years
2010 Census
981
people

Abdiel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Abdiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (313 people).

0 women 1,263 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 Abdiel is most common

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

  1. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2140.001%
Maranhão930.001%
Pará870.001%
Amazonas770.002%
Bahia740.001%
Paraná700.001%
Goiás670.001%
Minas Gerais630.000%
Piauí520.002%
Santa Catarina490.001%
Pernambuco480.001%
Rio de Janeiro460.000%
Ceará460.001%
Rio Grande do Sul430.000%
Mato Grosso360.001%
Roraima350.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul300.001%
Tocantins290.002%
Alagoas230.001%
Paraíba180.001%
Rondônia170.001%
Espírito Santo160.000%
Distrito Federal150.001%

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

About the name Abdiel

The name comes from the Hebrew עֲבְדִּיאֵל, formed from 'servant' and 'God', and appears in the Old Testament. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado, Nascentes and Guérios for the reading 'my servant is God'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,277 people named Abdiel, with a median age of 23. The dictionary also lists the spellings Abidiel and Abediel.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Abdiel (Hebrew) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Abdiel · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Abdiel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Abdiel

What does the name Abdiel mean?

Abdiel means “servant of God”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Abdiel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,277 people with the first name Abdiel, which ranks it number 7,027 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Abdiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,263 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Abdiel?

Abdiel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Abdiel most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Abdiel (214 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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