Meaning of the nameHeli
- Unisex
- Hebrew origin
- He-li
- Biblical name
Heli is a spelling of the name Eli, which means “ascent”.
- People (2022)
- 2,068
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,992
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,269
- people
Heli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (481 people).
445 women 1,623 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 Heli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 869 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 294 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 142 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 103 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 79 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 70 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 52 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 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 Heli
It adds a silent initial H; Behind the Name gives Heli as the Biblical Latin form, and Wiktionary shows Latin Heli as the origin of the name in Portuguese.
About the name Eli
Wiktionary gives Eli in Portuguese as a learned borrowing from Latin Heli, from Greek Ἡλί and, before that, from Biblical Hebrew עֵלִי (ʿĒlî); the English entry glosses the Hebrew as 'ascent', and Behind the Name gives 'ascension', from the root ʿala, 'to go up'. In the Old Testament, Eli is the priest who took in the young Samuel. The name is used by women and men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 37,565 people named Eli, with a median age of 54. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Ely and Heli among the spelling variants of Eli.
Other spellings of Eli
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Eli (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Eli · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Heli
What does the name Heli mean?
Heli means “ascent”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Eli, of which Heli is a spelling.
How many people are named Heli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,068 people with the first name Heli, which ranks it number 4,992 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Heli a boy's or a girl's name?
Heli is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 445 women and 1,623 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Heli?
Heli is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Heli most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.004% of the state's population is named Heli (869 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heli?
Eli and Ely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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