Meaning of the nameCleidi
- Female
- Clei-di
Cleidi is a female name ending in -di, of undocumented origin and meaning, that resembles the name Cleide.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,868 people named Cleidi, the 5,343rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleidi 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)
- 1,868
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,343
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,991
- people
Cleidi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleidi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (558 people).
1,756 women 112 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 Cleidi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleidi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 310 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 250 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 169 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 162 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 151 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 132 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 124 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 98 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 78 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 69 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 52 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 22 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleidi
The name Cleide appears in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) with an etymology attributed to Machado (1981): from Greek kleís, kleidós, 'key'. According to Wiktionary, the Brazilian pronunciation of Cleide is /ˈklej.d͡ʒi/. The link between Cleidi and Cleide, however, is not documented, and the origin of Cleidi is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,868 people named Cleidi, with a median age of 47. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cleide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Cleide · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Cleidi
What does the name Cleidi mean?
The meaning of Cleidi 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 Cleidi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,868 people with the first name Cleidi, which ranks it number 5,343 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cleidi a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleidi is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,756 women and 112 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cleidi most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cleidi (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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