Meaning of the nameEdna
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Ed-na
- Biblical name
Edna is a female name of Hebrew origin meaning 'pleasure', a name that appears in the Book of Tobit.
- People (2022)
- 183,091
- Rank in Brazil
- #181
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 199,612
- people
Edna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edna, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (50,141 people).
182,374 women 717 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 Edna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.121%
- São Paulo 0.119%
- Pernambuco 0.115%
- Minas Gerais 0.105%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.101%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 52,904 | 0.119% |
| Minas Gerais | 21,654 | 0.105% |
| Bahia | 17,055 | 0.121% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 13,691 | 0.085% |
| Pernambuco | 10,421 | 0.115% |
| Paraná | 10,105 | 0.088% |
| Pará | 6,485 | 0.080% |
| Goiás | 6,309 | 0.089% |
| Ceará | 4,351 | 0.050% |
| Maranhão | 4,199 | 0.062% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,922 | 0.052% |
| Paraíba | 3,730 | 0.094% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,298 | 0.086% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,154 | 0.096% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,039 | 0.083% |
| Alagoas | 2,782 | 0.089% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,773 | 0.101% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,624 | 0.093% |
| Sergipe | 2,009 | 0.091% |
| Piauí | 1,749 | 0.054% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,673 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 1,602 | 0.041% |
| Rondônia | 1,395 | 0.088% |
| Tocantins | 911 | 0.060% |
| Amapá | 539 | 0.074% |
| Acre | 386 | 0.047% |
| Roraima | 331 | 0.052% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edna
Wiktionary gives Edna as a name of Hebrew origin, from עֶדְנָה, 'pleasure, delight', and as a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. Behind the Name agrees: it means 'pleasure' in Hebrew, from a root meaning 'to delight', and in the Book of Tobit it is the name of Raguel's wife. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 183,091 people named Edna, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Edna · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Edna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edna · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edna
What does the name Edna mean?
Edna means “pleasure, delight”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Edna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 183,091 people with the first name Edna, which ranks it number 181 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Edna a boy's or a girl's name?
Edna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 182,374 women and 717 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Edna?
Edna is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Edna most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.121% of the state's population is named Edna (17,055 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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