Meaning of the nameAtanael
- Male
- A-ta-na-el
Atanael is a masculine name of uncertain origin, with the graphic variant Athanael recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil).
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,590 people named Atanael, the 6,019th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Atanael 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)
- 1,590
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,019
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,919
- people
Atanael in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Atanael, 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 (363 people).
0 women 1,586 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 Atanael is most common
States with the highest share of people named Atanael in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 653 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 199 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Atanael
The origin of the spelling Atanael is uncertain. Natanael, a biblical name of Hebrew origin, has a similar form, but the link between Atanael and it is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,590 people named Atanael, with a median age of 36. It is almost always a male name, for people born mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Atanael · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Atanael
What does the name Atanael mean?
The meaning of Atanael 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 Atanael in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,590 people with the first name Atanael, which ranks it number 6,019 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Atanael a boy's or a girl's name?
Atanael is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,586 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Atanael most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Atanael (653 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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