Meaning of the nameAdenir
- Unisex
- A-de-nir
Adenir is a Brazilian name used by men and women that begins with Ade-, an element probably taken from traditional names like Aderbal.
Meaning
The meaning of Adenir 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)
- 10,707
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,628
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,049
- people
Adenir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adenir, 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 (2,866 people).
3,364 women 7,343 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 Adenir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.019%
- Espírito Santo 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Paraná 0.011%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,874 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,470 | 0.019% |
| Paraná | 1,220 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,186 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,048 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 782 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 677 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 454 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 419 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 382 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 291 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 166 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 138 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 125 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 66 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adenir
The origin of Adenir is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Ade- as an element probably split off from Aderbal and possibly related to the forms Adal- and Adel-, also present in Adenilson and Adenilde, and records Adenyr as a spelling variant of Adenir. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and the name is used more by men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,707 people named Adenir, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adenir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ade-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adenir
What does the name Adenir mean?
The meaning of Adenir 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 Adenir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,707 people with the first name Adenir, which ranks it number 1,628 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adenir a boy's or a girl's name?
Adenir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,364 women and 7,343 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adenir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.019% of the state's population is named Adenir (1,470 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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