Meaning of the nameClever
- Male
- Cle-ver
Clever is a male name that, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, may be a variation of Cleber or come from the English adjective clever.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,140 people named Clever, the 4,883rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Clever 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)
- 2,140
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,883
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,182
- people
Clever in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clever, 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 (520 people).
29 women 2,111 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 Clever is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clever in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 661 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 309 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 185 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 165 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 148 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 90 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 47 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clever
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says that Clever may be a variation of the name Cleber, but notes that English has the adjective clever, 'intelligent'. Both hypotheses remain open, and the dictionary lists Klever as a spelling variant. The people recorded were born mostly between the 1960s and the 1980s, and are almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,140 people named Clever, with a median age of 42.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Clever · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Clever
What does the name Clever mean?
The meaning of Clever 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 Clever in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,140 people with the first name Clever, which ranks it number 4,883 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Clever a boy's or a girl's name?
Clever is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 2,111 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Clever most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.003% of the state's population is named Clever (661 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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