Meaning of the nameEneida
- Female
- Latin origin
- E-nei-da
Eneida is a female name that comes from the title of the Latin epic poem the Aeneid, and recalls the hero Aeneas.
- People (2022)
- 5,958
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,424
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,229
- people
Eneida in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eneida, 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 (1,707 people).
5,941 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 Eneida is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eneida in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,052 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,044 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 846 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 720 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 341 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 213 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 202 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 194 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 187 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 169 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 160 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 104 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 80 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eneida
Wiktionary records Eneida as a borrowing from Latin Aenēida, accusative of Aenēis, derived from Aenēās (Aeneas) with the suffix -is; it names the Latin epic poem of the first century BC about Aeneas's flight from Troy. Behind the Name confirms that the name comes from the title of the poem in Portuguese and Spanish. The spelling before the 1990 agreement was Enéida. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,958 people named Eneida, with a median age of 60.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eneida · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Eneida · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Eneida
What does the name Eneida mean?
Eneida means “the Aeneid, a Latin epic poem”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Eneida in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,958 people with the first name Eneida, which ranks it number 2,424 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Eneida a boy's or a girl's name?
Eneida is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,941 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Eneida?
Eneida is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Eneida most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.010% of the state's population is named Eneida (1,052 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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