Meaning of the nameEliete
- Female
- E-li-e-te
Eliete is a female name that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil groups with names containing Eli- and the diminutive ending -ete.
Meaning
The meaning of Eliete 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)
- 63,738
- Rank in Brazil
- #485
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 70,433
- people
Eliete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eliete, 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 (18,170 people).
63,408 women 330 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 Eliete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eliete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.065%
- Espírito Santo 0.047%
- Rondônia 0.044%
- Pará 0.044%
- Acre 0.043%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,816 | 0.027% |
| Bahia | 9,231 | 0.065% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,777 | 0.028% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,311 | 0.033% |
| Pará | 3,592 | 0.044% |
| Pernambuco | 2,889 | 0.032% |
| Goiás | 2,443 | 0.035% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,430 | 0.032% |
| Paraná | 2,323 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 1,911 | 0.022% |
| Maranhão | 1,902 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,781 | 0.047% |
| Amazonas | 1,472 | 0.037% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,368 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,335 | 0.037% |
| Paraíba | 1,178 | 0.030% |
| Alagoas | 1,064 | 0.034% |
| Piauí | 1,024 | 0.031% |
| Distrito Federal | 920 | 0.033% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 916 | 0.028% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 745 | 0.027% |
| Rondônia | 700 | 0.044% |
| Tocantins | 510 | 0.034% |
| Acre | 353 | 0.043% |
| Amapá | 296 | 0.040% |
| Sergipe | 253 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 198 | 0.031% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eliete
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites Eliete among the traditional names with the element Eli-, of doubtful origin, which Machado links to the biblical name Eli, an abbreviation of Eliel, 'God (is) high'. The same name appears among the examples of the ending -ete, from the French diminutive -ette, alongside Claudete, Elisete and Bernadete. The meaning of Eliete as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,738 people named Eliete, with a median age of 50; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eliete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eliete
What does the name Eliete mean?
The meaning of Eliete 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 Eliete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 63,738 people with the first name Eliete, which ranks it number 485 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Eliete a boy's or a girl's name?
Eliete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 63,408 women and 330 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eliete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.065% of the state's population is named Eliete (9,231 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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