Meaning of the nameEni
- Female
- E-ni
Eni is a short feminine name of uncertain origin, with the variant Eny, given mostly to people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Eni 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)
- 17,114
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,176
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,411
- people
Eni in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eni, 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 (4,765 people).
16,449 women 665 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 Eni is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eni in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.032%
- Minas Gerais 0.022%
- Espírito Santo 0.016%
- Rondônia 0.014%
- Paraná 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 4,556 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,423 | 0.032% |
| São Paulo | 2,434 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,445 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,408 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 788 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 743 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 628 | 0.016% |
| Bahia | 389 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 271 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 227 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 184 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 147 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eni
The origin of Eni is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry Eni and lists Eny, Eniy, Enni, Enny, Heni, Henny and Heny among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,114 people named Eni, with a median age of 62; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most recorded spelling of the pair, with a final I.
Other spellings of Eni
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eni | 17,114 |
| Eny | 3,846 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eni · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Eni
What does the name Eni mean?
The meaning of Eni 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 Eni in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,114 people with the first name Eni, which ranks it number 1,176 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Eni a boy's or a girl's name?
Eni is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,449 women and 665 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eni most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.032% of the state's population is named Eni (3,423 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Eni?
Eny. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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