Meaning of the nameEdney
- Male
- Ed-ney
Edney is a spelling of the name Ednei.
Meaning
The meaning of Edney is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,987
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,203
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,188
- people
Edney in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edney, 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 (1,237 people).
212 women 3,775 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 Edney is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edney in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.013%
- Pará 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 650 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 580 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 528 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 362 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 331 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 161 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 158 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 127 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 119 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 106 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 81 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 72 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 63 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Edney
The spelling with a final Y, the -ney form that the Morfemário gives alongside -nei; proportionally, it appears most in Amazonas.
About the name Ednei
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Ednei as an example of two elements: Ed-, from the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and -nei or -ney, from the French Ney. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,262 people named Ednei, with a median age of 41. Both spellings are used mainly by men, with a peak among men born in the 1970s and 1980s, and, proportionally, Ednei is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Ednei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ednei | 11,262 |
| Edney | 3,987 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ednei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário: ED-, EDE- e -NEI, -NEY · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edney
What does the name Edney mean?
The meaning of Edney is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Edney in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,987 people with the first name Edney, which ranks it number 3,203 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edney a boy's or a girl's name?
Edney is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 212 women and 3,775 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edney most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Edney (528 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Edney?
Ednei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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