Meaning of the nameEri
- Unisex
- E-ri
Eri is a short name that Wiktionary records as a Japanese feminine name, but whose origin in Brazil is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Eri 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)
- 1,593
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,012
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,931
- people
Eri in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eri, 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 (308 people).
272 women 1,321 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 Eri is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eri in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 432 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 176 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 109 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 75 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 68 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 47 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eri
Eri is recorded in Wiktionary as a feminine name borrowed from Japanese (えり), but in the 2022 Census it appears mostly among men. The origin of the spelling Eri in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,593 people named Eri, with a median age of 50. There are records for every birth decade, with the most people born in the 1950s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eri · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Eri
What does the name Eri mean?
The meaning of Eri 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 Eri in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,593 people with the first name Eri, which ranks it number 6,012 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Eri a boy's or a girl's name?
Eri is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 272 women and 1,321 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Eri most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Eri (432 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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