Meaning of the nameEider
- Male
- Ei-der
Eider is a male name of uncertain origin in Brazil, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records with the spelling variants Eyder, Heider and Heyder.
Meaning
The meaning of Eider 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)
- 1,229
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,201
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,501
- people
Eider in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eider, 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 (357 people).
30 women 1,199 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 Eider is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eider in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 217 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 151 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 120 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 113 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 96 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eider
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Eider with the spelling variants Eyder, Heider and Heyder. Wiktionary lists Eider as the name of a river in Germany and as the German word for the bird, and Behind the Name has a Basque female name Eider, with no documented link to the Brazilian male use. The origin of the spelling Eider as a name in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,229 people named Eider and 1,240 named Heider, both almost always male, mostly born between 1960 and 1999.
Without the initial H; it is the spelling that gives its name to the Dictionary entry.
Other spellings of Eider
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Heider | 1,240 |
| Eider | 1,229 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eider · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Eider · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Behind the Name: Eider · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Eider
What does the name Eider mean?
The meaning of Eider 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 Eider in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,229 people with the first name Eider, which ranks it number 7,201 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Eider a boy's or a girl's name?
Eider is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 1,199 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eider most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Eider (120 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Eider?
Heider. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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