Meaning of the nameDevid
- Male
- De-vid
Devid is a Brazilian male name whose spelling resembles David, a name of Hebrew origin, but whose origin as a form in its own right is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Devid 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)
- 19,263
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,094
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,641
- people
Devid in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Devid, 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 (5,800 people).
164 women 19,099 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 Devid is most common
States with the highest share of people named Devid in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,131 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 2,664 | 0.019% |
| Pará | 1,482 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 1,266 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,171 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 1,093 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 927 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 829 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 697 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 570 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 564 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 508 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 492 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 484 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 453 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 452 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 419 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 381 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 301 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 290 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 203 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 199 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 191 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 187 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 139 | 0.019% |
| Acre | 108 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Devid
The origin of the spelling Devid in Brazil is uncertain. It resembles David, the name of the king of Judah in the Bible, which comes from the Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ), 'beloved', according to Wiktionary; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil adopts the English pronunciation, /'deyvidi/, for David, although it also admits the pronunciation Davi, and lists Deivid among its variants. In other languages, such as Azerbaijani, Devid is the written form of David. It is a recent name: almost all records are of people born from the 1980s on, with the most in the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,263 people named Devid, with a median age of 18. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Wiktionary: David · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: David · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Devid · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Devid
What does the name Devid mean?
The meaning of Devid 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 Devid in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,263 people with the first name Devid, which ranks it number 1,094 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Devid a boy's or a girl's name?
Devid is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 164 women and 19,099 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Devid most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.021% of the state's population is named Devid (452 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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