Meaning of the nameHeider
- Male
- Hei-der
Heider is a spelling of the name Eider.
Meaning
The meaning of Heider 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)
- 1,240
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,161
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,168
- people
Heider in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heider, 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 (493 people).
30 women 1,210 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 Heider is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heider in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 258 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 153 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 121 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 92 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 61 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 33 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heider
It adds an H at the start, a spelling that the Dictionary records as a variant of Eider; it is the more numerous in the group.
About the name Eider
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Eider with the spelling variants Eyder, Heider and Heyder. Wiktionary lists Eider as the name of a river in Germany and as the German word for the bird, and Behind the Name has a Basque female name Eider, with no documented link to the Brazilian male use. The origin of the spelling Eider as a name in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,229 people named Eider and 1,240 named Heider, both almost always male, mostly born between 1960 and 1999.
Other spellings of Eider
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Heider | 1,240 |
| Eider | 1,229 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eider · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Eider · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Behind the Name: Eider · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Heider
What does the name Heider mean?
The meaning of Heider 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 Heider in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,240 people with the first name Heider, which ranks it number 7,161 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Heider a boy's or a girl's name?
Heider is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 1,210 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Heider most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Heider (258 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heider?
Eider. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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