Meaning of the nameBarnabé
- Male
- Aramaic origin
- Greek origin
- Bar-na-bé
- Biblical name
Barnabé is a male name of Aramaic origin, via Greek, which Wiktionary translates literally as 'son of the prophet'.
- People (2022)
- 842
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,308
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,109
- people
Barnabé in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Barnabé, 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 (216 people).
0 women 834 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 Barnabé is most common
States with the highest share of people named Barnabé in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 138 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 91 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 87 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 56 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 40 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Barnabé
Wiktionary gives Barnabas from the Greek Βαρναβᾶς, which comes from the Aramaic barneḇú’â, 'son of the prophet', formed from bar ('son of') and nəḇiyyā ('prophet'). Behind the Name says the Aramaic original is not attested, that the meaning is uncertain and that it may come from bar navi, 'son of the prophet'; the Acts of the Apostles (4:36) give another explanation, 'son of encouragement'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 842 people named Barnabe, with a median age of 62. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people were born before 1970.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Barnabas · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Barnabas · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Barnabé · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Barnabé
What does the name Barnabé mean?
Barnabé means “son of the prophet”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Barnabé in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 842 people with the first name Barnabé, which ranks it number 9,308 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Barnabé a boy's or a girl's name?
Barnabé is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 834 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Barnabé?
Barnabé is a name of Aramaic and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Barnabé most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Barnabé (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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