Meaning of the nameDair
- Unisex
- Da-ir
Dair is a short name, used by men and women in Brazil, of uncertain origin; most were born between 1940 and 1979.
Meaning
The meaning of Dair is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,318
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,628
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,866
- people
Dair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dair, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (599 people).
664 women 1,654 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 Dair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 694 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 425 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 324 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 228 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 149 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 109 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 82 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 64 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dair
The origin of the name Dair is uncertain and no derivation is documented. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has the similar name Daires, for which it points to the possibilities of a variant of the place name Adaires or a Brazilian formation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,318 people named Dair, with a median age of 62, mostly men and most of them born between 1940 and 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daires · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Dair
What does the name Dair mean?
The meaning of Dair is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Dair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,318 people with the first name Dair, which ranks it number 4,628 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Dair a boy's or a girl's name?
Dair is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 664 women and 1,654 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dair most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.004% of the state's population is named Dair (425 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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