Meaning of the nameAdeir
- Unisex
- A-deir
Adeir is a Brazilian name used for men and women, of uncertain origin, that begins with the element Ade-.
Meaning
The meaning of Adeir 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)
- 3,137
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,770
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,644
- people
Adeir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adeir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (865 people).
679 women 2,458 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 Adeir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adeir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 905 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 409 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 387 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 366 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 209 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 145 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 134 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 119 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 109 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 86 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adeir
The origin of Adeir is not known for certain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the element Ad-/Ade-/Adi- as probably taken from traditional given names such as Aderbal, and lists among those traditional names Adir, a similar spelling. Whether Adeir contains this element is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,137 people named Adeir, most of them men, with a median age of 55. Births are concentrated between the 1950s and the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adeir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adeir
What does the name Adeir mean?
The meaning of Adeir 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 Adeir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,137 people with the first name Adeir, which ranks it number 3,770 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adeir a boy's or a girl's name?
Adeir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 679 women and 2,458 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adeir most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.010% of the state's population is named Adeir (387 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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