Meaning of the nameEdy
- Unisex
- E-dy
Edy is a spelling of the name Edi.
Meaning
The meaning of Edy 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)
- 3,034
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,864
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,938
- people
Edy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (434 people).
1,384 women 1,650 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 Edy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 608 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 400 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 286 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 228 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 195 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 192 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 158 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 127 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 126 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 105 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 95 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 74 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Edy
It swaps the final I for Y and is also used by men and women; it has similar numbers of records in each decade of birth, from before 1940 to the 1980s.
About the name Edi
The origin of Edi in Brazilian use is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Edy, Hedi and Hedy as spelling variants of Edi. In other languages, Behind the Name gives Edi as a Croatian and German diminutive of Eduard and a Slovene diminutive of Edvard, and Wiktionary records it as an Albanian and Javanese male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,101 people named Edi, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul, and its use declined among people born after the 1960s.
Other spellings of Edi
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edi · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Edi (1) · behindthename.com · usage
- Wiktionary: Edi · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Edy
What does the name Edy mean?
The meaning of Edy 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 Edy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,034 people with the first name Edy, which ranks it number 3,864 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edy a boy's or a girl's name?
Edy is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,384 women and 1,650 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edy most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Edy (158 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Edy?
Edi and Hedi. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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