Meaning of the nameDan
Dan is a short masculine name, from the Hebrew Dan, 'he judged', the name of a son of Jacob; the dictionary also records it as a shortened form of Daniel.
Meaning
“he judged”
Source: Behind the Name: Dan (Hebrew) · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dan
- People (2022)
- 1,666
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,816
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,116
- people
Dan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (411 people).
50 women 1,616 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 Dan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 352 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 182 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 146 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 130 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 126 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 101 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 66 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 59 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 56 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dan
Dan comes from the Hebrew דָּן, the name of a son of Jacob and of one of the tribes of Israel. Behind the Name links it to the verb din, 'to judge', and translates it as 'he judged'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado and Nascentes, who link it to the Hebrew Dã, 'judge', and Guérios, for whom it would be the English Dan, a shortened form of Daniel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,666 people named Dan, with a median age of 16.
Sources
- Wiktionary: דן (Hebrew) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Dan (Hebrew) · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Dan
What does the name Dan mean?
Dan means “he judged”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Dan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,666 people with the first name Dan, which ranks it number 5,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Dan a boy's or a girl's name?
Dan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 1,616 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Dan?
Dan is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Dan most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dan (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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