Meaning of the nameAdir
- Unisex
- A-dir
Adir is a name used in Brazil by men and women, of uncertain origin; the same name exists in Hebrew, where it means 'strong, mighty'.
Meaning
The meaning of Adir 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)
- 9,640
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,766
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,906
- people
Adir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adir, 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 (2,772 people).
1,367 women 8,273 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 Adir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.022%
- Santa Catarina 0.017%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Rondônia 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 2,511 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,325 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,325 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,144 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 933 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 850 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 235 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 217 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 197 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 194 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 141 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 110 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 104 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 70 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adir
Behind the Name records Adir as a Hebrew name meaning 'strong, mighty' and says the word describes God in the Hebrew Bible. The origin of the Brazilian use is uncertain: the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Adir among the traditional names with the element Ade-, probably split off from Aderbal, and records Adyr as a spelling variant. The 1950s and 1960s are the birth decades with the most records, and the name is used more by men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,640 people named Adir, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Adir · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ade-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adir
What does the name Adir mean?
The meaning of Adir 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 Adir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,640 people with the first name Adir, which ranks it number 1,766 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adir a boy's or a girl's name?
Adir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,367 women and 8,273 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adir most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.022% of the state's population is named Adir (2,511 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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