Meaning of the nameEli
Eli is a name of Hebrew origin that means 'ascent' and is the name of the priest who raised Samuel in the Old Testament; Ely and Heli are variants.
- People (2022)
- 37,565
- Rank in Brazil
- #703
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 44,081
- people
Eli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eli, 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 (8,394 people).
15,412 women 22,153 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 Eli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.039%
- Minas Gerais 0.030%
- Rondônia 0.029%
- Amapá 0.027%
- Goiás 0.026%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,988 | 0.016% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,121 | 0.030% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,264 | 0.039% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,136 | 0.020% |
| Paraná | 2,610 | 0.023% |
| Bahia | 2,059 | 0.015% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,884 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 1,802 | 0.026% |
| Pará | 1,523 | 0.019% |
| Pernambuco | 945 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 766 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso | 688 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 669 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 537 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 510 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 462 | 0.029% |
| Distrito Federal | 453 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 427 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 268 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 268 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 238 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 227 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 195 | 0.027% |
| Sergipe | 162 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 151 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 127 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 85 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eli
Wiktionary gives Eli in Portuguese as a learned borrowing from Latin Heli, from Greek Ἡλί and, before that, from Biblical Hebrew עֵלִי (ʿĒlî); the English entry glosses the Hebrew as 'ascent', and Behind the Name gives 'ascension', from the root ʿala, 'to go up'. In the Old Testament, Eli is the priest who took in the young Samuel. The name is used by women and men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 37,565 people named Eli, with a median age of 54. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Ely and Heli among the spelling variants of Eli.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group and the one Wiktionary has as a Portuguese entry.
Other spellings of Eli
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Eli (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Eli · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eli
What does the name Eli mean?
Eli means “ascent”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Eli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 37,565 people with the first name Eli, which ranks it number 703 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Eli a boy's or a girl's name?
Eli is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 15,412 women and 22,153 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Eli?
Eli is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Eli most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.039% of the state's population is named Eli (4,264 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Eli?
Ely and Heli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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