Meaning of the nameGeni
- Female
- Ge-ni
Geni is a feminine name that Behind the Name describes as a diminutive of Eugênia or Genoveva; the spelling Geny is the variant with y.
Meaning
The meaning of Geni 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)
- 44,450
- Rank in Brazil
- #612
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 60,387
- people
Geni in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geni, 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 (12,588 people).
43,693 women 757 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 Geni is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geni in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.059%
- Paraná 0.046%
- Santa Catarina 0.032%
- Rondônia 0.030%
- São Paulo 0.030%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 13,173 | 0.030% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,391 | 0.059% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,698 | 0.028% |
| Paraná | 5,308 | 0.046% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,404 | 0.032% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,005 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 1,764 | 0.025% |
| Bahia | 1,598 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 924 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 906 | 0.025% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 775 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 739 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 477 | 0.030% |
| Paraíba | 430 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 321 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 307 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 271 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 152 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 147 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 141 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 119 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 79 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 32 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geni
According to Behind the Name, Geni is a diminutive of Eugênia or Genoveva. Eugênia is the feminine form of Eugênio, from the Greek eugenes, 'well-born'; the origin of Genoveva, the Portuguese form of Geneviève, is uncertain, perhaps Germanic ('clan' + 'woman') or Gaulish. Because the name can come from either base, its meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,450 people named Geni, with a median age of 65. It is almost always a female name and, proportionally, most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with a final i, the form in which Behind the Name lists the name.
Other spellings of Geni
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Geni | 44,450 |
| Geny | 4,926 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Geni · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Eugenia · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Eugene · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Genoveva · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Geneviève · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Geni · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Geni
What does the name Geni mean?
The meaning of Geni 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 Geni in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 44,450 people with the first name Geni, which ranks it number 612 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Geni a boy's or a girl's name?
Geni is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 43,693 women and 757 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Geni most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.059% of the state's population is named Geni (6,391 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Geni?
Geny. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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