Meaning of the nameHeder
- Male
- He-der
Heder is a spelling of the name Éder.
Meaning
The meaning of Heder 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)
- 1,699
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,737
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,460
- people
Heder in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heder, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (777 people).
0 women 1,691 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 Heder is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heder in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 380 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 363 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 136 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 122 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heder
It has an initial H that is not pronounced; Soledade's dictionary records it as a spelling variant of Eder.
About the name Éder
The origin of the Brazilian use of Éder is uncertain. There are two distinct Eder names: a biblical one, used in Hebrew, and a Basque one, which Wiktionary derives from the Basque eder, 'beautiful'. Soledade's dictionary records Edher, Heder, Ede and Hede as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 68,189 people named Éder, most of them born in the 1980s, and the name is almost always male.
Other spellings of Éder
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Éder | 68,189 |
| Heder | 1,699 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eder · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heder · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Eder · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Eder · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Heder
What does the name Heder mean?
The meaning of Heder 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 Heder in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,699 people with the first name Heder, which ranks it number 5,737 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Heder a boy's or a girl's name?
Heder is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,691 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Heder most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Heder (380 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heder?
Éder. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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