Meaning of the nameElber
- Male
- El-ber
Elber is a masculine name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, that also appears with an initial H, as Helber.
Meaning
The meaning of Elber 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)
- 4,159
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,120
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,660
- people
Elber in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elber, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,139 people).
39 women 4,120 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 Elber is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elber in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 717 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 593 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 429 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 385 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 341 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 187 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 179 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 153 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 134 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 119 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 110 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 93 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 87 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 81 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 42 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 34 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elber
The origin of the spelling Elber is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Elber as a spelling variant of Helber, which has its own entry, with no formation or etymology given. The name is almost always male and is concentrated among people born between the 1970s and the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,159 people named Elber, with a median age of 31. The spelling with an initial H, Helber, does not change the pronunciation in Portuguese.
It is the most common spelling in the group, without the initial H.
Other spellings of Elber
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Elber | 4,159 |
| Helber | 2,128 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helber · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elber
What does the name Elber mean?
The meaning of Elber 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 Elber in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,159 people with the first name Elber, which ranks it number 3,120 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Elber a boy's or a girl's name?
Elber is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 39 women and 4,120 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elber most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Elber (429 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elber?
Helber. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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