Meaning of the nameAlenir
- Unisex
- A-le-nir
Alenir is a Brazilian name used for girls and boys, of undocumented origin, most frequent among people born in the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Alenir 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)
- 1,517
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,210
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,693
- people
Alenir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alenir, 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 (478 people).
1,153 women 364 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 Alenir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 250 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 182 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 157 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 145 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 117 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 95 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 83 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 74 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alenir
The origin of the spelling Alenir is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,517 people named Alenir, with a median age of 57, most of them women. The peak is in the 1960s and most of the people recorded were born before 1980. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alenir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alenir
What does the name Alenir mean?
The meaning of Alenir 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 Alenir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,517 people with the first name Alenir, which ranks it number 6,210 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Alenir a boy's or a girl's name?
Alenir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,153 women and 364 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alenir most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Alenir (117 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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