Meaning of the nameDeivid

Deivid is the Brazilian spelling that reproduces the English pronunciation of David, a Hebrew name linked to the root dod, 'beloved' or 'uncle'.

Meaning

“from Hebrew dod, 'beloved' or 'uncle' (the meaning of David)”

Source: Behind the Name: David

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People (2022): 47,317
Rank in Brazil: #587
Median age: 20 years
2010 Census: 38,970; people

Deivid in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Deivid, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (13,950 people).

319 women 46,998 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 Deivid is most common

States with the highest share of people named Deivid in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.042%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.040%
Bahia 0.036%
Espírito Santo 0.033%
Pará 0.031%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	7,207	0.016%
Bahia	5,030	0.036%
Minas Gerais	4,960	0.024%
Rio Grande do Sul	4,374	0.040%
Santa Catarina	3,200	0.042%
Pará	2,512	0.031%
Rio de Janeiro	2,404	0.015%
Paraná	2,271	0.020%
Pernambuco	2,176	0.024%
Goiás	1,721	0.024%
Maranhão	1,400	0.021%
Espírito Santo	1,248	0.033%
Amazonas	1,120	0.028%
Ceará	1,115	0.013%
Mato Grosso	989	0.027%
Alagoas	825	0.026%
Sergipe	664	0.030%
Rio Grande do Norte	616	0.019%
Mato Grosso do Sul	590	0.021%
Paraíba	586	0.015%
Distrito Federal	517	0.018%
Rondônia	485	0.031%
Piauí	421	0.013%
Tocantins	301	0.020%
Acre	228	0.028%
Amapá	191	0.026%
Roraima	166	0.026%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Deivid

Wiktionary records Deivid as a borrowing from English David, used in Brazil, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists it among the variants of David, which, according to José Pedro Machado, comes from Latin David, from Greek Dauíd, of Hebrew origin. Behind the Name links Hebrew Dawid to the root dod, 'beloved' or 'uncle'; it is the name of King David in the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 47,317 people named Deivid, with a median age of 20. Deyvid swaps the I for a Y and has the same pronunciation.

It is the most recorded spelling in the group and writes the English sound of David, "Dêividi", with Portuguese letters.

Other spellings of Deivid

Spelling	People (2022)
Deivid	47,317
Deyvid	5,916

Sources

Wiktionary: Deivid · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: David · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Behind the Name: David · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Deivid

What does the name Deivid mean?

Deivid means “from Hebrew dod, 'beloved' or 'uncle' (the meaning of David)”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Deivid in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 47,317 people with the first name Deivid, which ranks it number 587 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Deivid a boy's or a girl's name?

Deivid is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 319 women and 46,998 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Deivid?

Deivid is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Deivid most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.042% of the state's population is named Deivid (3,200 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Deivid?

Deyvid. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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