Meaning of the nameHedi
- Female
- He-di
Hedi is a spelling of the name Edi.
Meaning
The meaning of Hedi 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)
- 929
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,706
- Median age
- 69 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,147
- people
Hedi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Hedi, 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 (327 people).
882 women 47 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 Hedi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Hedi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 532 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 166 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 111 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 45 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Hedi
With an initial H, which is not pronounced, it is almost always female and appears mostly among women born before 1970.
About the name Edi
The origin of Edi in Brazilian use is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Edy, Hedi and Hedy as spelling variants of Edi. In other languages, Behind the Name gives Edi as a Croatian and German diminutive of Eduard and a Slovene diminutive of Edvard, and Wiktionary records it as an Albanian and Javanese male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,101 people named Edi, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul, and its use declined among people born after the 1960s.
Other spellings of Edi
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edi · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Edi (1) · behindthename.com · usage
- Wiktionary: Edi · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Hedi
What does the name Hedi mean?
The meaning of Hedi 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 Hedi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 929 people with the first name Hedi, which ranks it number 8,706 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Hedi a boy's or a girl's name?
Hedi is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 882 women and 47 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Hedi most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Hedi (532 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Hedi?
Edi and Edy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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