Meaning of the nameEdilei
- Unisex
- E-di-lei
Edilei is a name used for both males and females in Brazil, beginning with Edi-, a formative the Morfemário describes as coming from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,020 people named Edilei, the 8,177th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Edilei is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,020
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,177
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,125
- people
Edilei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edilei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (389 people).
255 women 765 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 Edilei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edilei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 181 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 180 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 81 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 77 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edilei
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes Ed-, Edi- and Ede- as a formative from Anglo-Saxon Germanic ead ('wealth, goods'), present in names such as Edilene and Edileide. Edilei is not among the names cited, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,020 people named Edilei, with a median age of 41; most were born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edileide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edilei
What does the name Edilei mean?
The meaning of Edilei is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Edilei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,020 people with the first name Edilei, which ranks it number 8,177 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edilei a boy's or a girl's name?
Edilei is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 255 women and 765 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edilei most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Edilei (180 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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