Meaning of the nameDeyvid

Deyvid is a spelling of the name Deivid, which means “from Hebrew dod, 'beloved' or 'uncle' (the meaning of David)”.

Meaning

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

Meaning of the name Deivid, of which Deyvid is a spelling.

People (2022): 5,916
Rank in Brazil: #2,436
Median age: 18 years
2010 Census: 3,374; people

Deyvid in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Deyvid, 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 (1,962 people).

44 women 5,872 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 Deyvid is most common

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

Pernambuco 0.009%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
Pará 0.006%
Paraíba 0.005%
Alagoas 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pernambuco	850	0.009%
Minas Gerais	622	0.003%
São Paulo	551	0.001%
Pará	455	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	336	0.002%
Bahia	318	0.002%
Maranhão	278	0.004%
Goiás	241	0.003%
Ceará	221	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	218	0.007%
Paraíba	209	0.005%
Santa Catarina	201	0.003%
Paraná	194	0.002%
Espírito Santo	180	0.005%
Alagoas	159	0.005%
Amazonas	131	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	118	0.001%
Mato Grosso	115	0.003%
Piauí	95	0.003%
Distrito Federal	89	0.003%
Sergipe	87	0.004%
Tocantins	80	0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul	55	0.002%
Rondônia	43	0.003%
Roraima	31	0.005%
Amapá	21	0.003%
Acre	18	0.002%

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

The spelling Deyvid

It uses the Y in place of the I in the initial diphthong, without changing the pronunciation.

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.

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 Deyvid

What does the name Deyvid mean?

Deyvid means “from Hebrew dod, 'beloved' or 'uncle' (the meaning of David)”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Deivid, of which Deyvid is a spelling.

How many people are named Deyvid in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,916 people with the first name Deyvid, which ranks it number 2,436 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Deyvid is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 44 women and 5,872 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Deyvid?

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

In which Brazilian state is Deyvid most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.009% of the state's population is named Deyvid (850 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Deyvid?

Deivid. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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