Meaning of the nameAlair
- Unisex
- A-la-ir
Alair is a name of uncertain origin given in Brazil to men and women, with more male records, and it has the graphic variant Alayr.
Meaning
The meaning of Alair 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)
- 10,716
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,626
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,279
- people
Alair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alair, 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 (2,723 people).
3,481 women 7,235 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 Alair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.017%
- Minas Gerais 0.015%
- Goiás 0.010%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 3,027 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,429 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 1,316 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 721 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 677 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 676 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 667 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 563 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 277 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 246 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 193 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 152 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 151 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 136 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 129 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 79 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alair
The origin of the spelling Alair is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the name with the graphic variant Alayr, which swaps the I for Y. In the 2022 Census, the name appears for men and for women, with more male records, and it was given mostly to people born between the 1940s and 1970s; proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo. IBGE recorded 10,716 people named Alair, with a median age of 59.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alair · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alair
What does the name Alair mean?
The meaning of Alair 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 Alair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,716 people with the first name Alair, which ranks it number 1,626 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Alair a boy's or a girl's name?
Alair is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,481 women and 7,235 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alair most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.017% of the state's population is named Alair (667 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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