Meaning of the nameEdite
- Female
- English origin
- E-di-te
Edite is a female name taken from English Edith, which comes from Old English Eadgyð, formed from 'wealth' and 'battle'; Edithe is the spelling with TH.
- People (2022)
- 34,648
- Rank in Brazil
- #740
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 50,772
- people
Edite in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edite, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (9,487 people).
34,404 women 244 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 Edite is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edite in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.040%
- Pernambuco 0.032%
- Santa Catarina 0.031%
- Paraíba 0.025%
- Alagoas 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 5,664 | 0.040% |
| São Paulo | 5,529 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 2,909 | 0.032% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,866 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 2,342 | 0.021% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,319 | 0.031% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,230 | 0.021% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,587 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 1,175 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 1,002 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 834 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 674 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 674 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 622 | 0.019% |
| Espírito Santo | 577 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso | 555 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 464 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 457 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 434 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 426 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 359 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 289 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 270 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 215 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 87 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edite
Wiktionary records Edite as a borrowing from English Edith. Behind the Name explains Edith as coming from Old English Eadgyð, from ead ('wealth, fortune') and guð ('battle'), and lists Edite as the Portuguese form. This is the meaning of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,648 people named Edite, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Edithe among the spelling variants.
It adapts English Edith to Portuguese spelling, without the final TH.
Other spellings of Edite
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Edite | 34,648 |
| Edithe | 1,174 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Edite · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Edith · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edite · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edite
What does the name Edite mean?
Edite means “wealth, fortune and battle”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Edite in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 34,648 people with the first name Edite, which ranks it number 740 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Edite a boy's or a girl's name?
Edite is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 34,404 women and 244 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Edite?
Edite is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Edite most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.040% of the state's population is named Edite (5,664 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Edite?
Edithe. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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