Meaning of the nameEdja
- Female
- Ed-ja
Edja is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, which shares the beginning Ed- with Edjane.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,833 people named Edja, the 5,433rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Edja 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)
- 1,833
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,433
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,942
- people
Edja in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edja, 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 (583 people).
1,802 women 31 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 Edja is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edja in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.020%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 618 | 0.020% |
| Pernambuco | 590 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 194 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 85 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 75 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 53 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 26 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edja
The origin of the spelling Edja is uncertain, and the meaning is not known. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Edjane among the names with the element Ed-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, possessions', but does not document Edja. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,833 people named Edja, with a median age of 35. It is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edjane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edja
What does the name Edja mean?
The meaning of Edja 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 Edja in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,833 people with the first name Edja, which ranks it number 5,433 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edja a boy's or a girl's name?
Edja is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,802 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edja most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.020% of the state's population is named Edja (618 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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