Meaning of the nameAlif
- Male
- A-lif
Alif is a short two-syllable male name that matches the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet; the origin of the first name in Brazil is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,867 people named Alif, the 5,346th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 23, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Alif 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)
- 1,867
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,346
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,236
- people
Alif in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alif, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (954 people).
0 women 1,849 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 Alif is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alif in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 506 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 186 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 144 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 125 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 124 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 116 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alif
Alif is also the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet (أَلِف), according to Wiktionary, but the origin of the first name in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,867 people named Alif, with a median age of 23. More than half were born in the 1990s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Wiktionary: alif · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Alif
What does the name Alif mean?
The meaning of Alif 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 Alif in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,867 people with the first name Alif, which ranks it number 5,346 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alif a boy's or a girl's name?
Alif is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,849 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alif most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Alif (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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