Meaning of the nameEmídia
- Female
- E-mí-di-a
Emídia is a female name of uncertain origin, used in Brazil and recorded by IBGE mainly among people born up to the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,373 people named Emídia, the 6,665th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Emídia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,373
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,665
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,878
- people
Emídia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Emídia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (323 people).
1,365 women 0 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 Emídia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Emídia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 251 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 179 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 148 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Emídia
The origin of the name Emídia is uncertain, and there is no documented meaning for it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,373 people named Emidia, with a median age of 62. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná. The form without an accent, Emidia, is the one that appears in the IBGE data; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the name as Emídia. Emídio, the male form, comes from the Late Latin Emygdius, of unknown meaning according to Behind the Name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emídia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Emidio · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Emídia
What does the name Emídia mean?
The meaning of Emídia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Emídia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,373 people with the first name Emídia, which ranks it number 6,665 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Emídia a boy's or a girl's name?
Emídia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,365 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Emídia most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Emídia (251 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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