Meaning of the nameHeide
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Hei-de
Heide is a spelling of the name Eide, which means “diminutive of Adelheid, from 'noble' and 'kind, type'”.
Meaning
“diminutive of Adelheid, from 'noble' and 'kind, type'”
Meaning of the name Eide, of which Heide is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Heide (German) · Behind the Name: Adelaide (inclui Adelheid)
- People (2022)
- 1,273
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,038
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,370
- people
Heide in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heide, 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 (666 people).
1,176 women 97 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 Heide is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heide in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 385 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 233 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 131 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heide
It keeps the initial H of the German form and is almost always female.
About the name Eide
Heide is, in German, a female given name, a diminutive of Adelheid (Wiktionary). According to Behind the Name, Adelheid comes from the Germanic adal, "noble", and heit, "kind, type". The origin of the spelling Eide is uncertain; Eide and Heide have a similar distribution by decade of birth, peaking in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,463 people named Eide and 1,273 named Heide.
Other spellings of Eide
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eide | 1,463 |
| Heide | 1,273 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Heide (German) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adelaide (inclui Adelheid) · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Heide
What does the name Heide mean?
Heide means “diminutive of Adelheid, from 'noble' and 'kind, type'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Eide, of which Heide is a spelling.
How many people are named Heide in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,273 people with the first name Heide, which ranks it number 7,038 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Heide a boy's or a girl's name?
Heide is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,176 women and 97 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Heide?
Heide is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Heide most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Heide (233 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heide?
Eide. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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