Meaning of the nameEnia
- Female
- E-ni-a
Enia is a feminine name of three syllables, with spelling variants such as Ennia and Henia, and its origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,438 people named Enia, the 6,453rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Enia 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)
- 1,438
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,453
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,600
- people
Enia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enia, 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 (282 people).
1,426 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 Enia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 274 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 193 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 141 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 127 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enia
The origin of Enia in Brazil is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Ennia, Ennya, Enya and Henia as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,438 people named Enia, with a median age of 43. The records are almost always female and come mostly from people born between the 1960s and the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Enia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Enia
What does the name Enia mean?
The meaning of Enia 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 Enia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,438 people with the first name Enia, which ranks it number 6,453 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Enia a boy's or a girl's name?
Enia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,426 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Enia most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Enia (141 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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