Meaning of the nameAdair
- Unisex
- A-da-ir
Adair is a name of uncertain origin in Brazil; in English and Scottish Gaelic it exists as a surname and given name linked to Edgar.
Meaning
The meaning of Adair 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)
- 28,165
- Rank in Brazil
- #857
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 33,320
- people
Adair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adair, 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 (8,055 people).
3,408 women 24,757 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 Adair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.052%
- Santa Catarina 0.039%
- Minas Gerais 0.030%
- Paraná 0.024%
- Goiás 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 6,069 | 0.030% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,703 | 0.052% |
| São Paulo | 3,669 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,966 | 0.039% |
| Paraná | 2,794 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 1,692 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 885 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 768 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 625 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 573 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 444 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 418 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 345 | 0.022% |
| Distrito Federal | 217 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 193 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 113 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 111 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 88 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 65 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 42 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adair
The origin of Adair in Brazil is uncertain. In English, Behind the Name describes it as a surname derived from the given name Edgar, and Wiktionary records Adair as a male given name used in Scotland, coming from Scottish Gaelic, equivalent to Edgar, which Behind the Name explains through Old English ead, 'wealth', and gar, 'spear'. In Brazil, it is used mostly by men, but also by women, and was given most between the 1950s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 28,165 people named Adair, with a median age of 54; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Adahir, Adahyr and Adayr as spelling variants.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Adair · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Adair · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Edgar · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adair · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adair
What does the name Adair mean?
The meaning of Adair 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 Adair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,165 people with the first name Adair, which ranks it number 857 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adair a boy's or a girl's name?
Adair is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,408 women and 24,757 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adair most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.052% of the state's population is named Adair (5,703 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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