Meaning of the nameIago
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- I-a-go
- Biblical name
Iago is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, a form of Jacó (Jacob) that Portuguese took from the Spanish Yago, and it became common among people born from the 1990s on.
Meaning
“form of Jacó (Jacob), 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'”
Source: Wiktionary: Iago · Behind the Name: Jacob
- People (2022)
- 79,769
- Rank in Brazil
- #384
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 74,286
- people
Iago in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iago, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (29,269 people).
617 women 79,152 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 Iago is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iago in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.065%
- Amapá 0.052%
- Minas Gerais 0.050%
- Distrito Federal 0.046%
- Piauí 0.046%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 14,612 | 0.033% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,168 | 0.050% |
| Bahia | 9,207 | 0.065% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,930 | 0.043% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,963 | 0.036% |
| Ceará | 3,371 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 3,369 | 0.042% |
| Pernambuco | 3,156 | 0.035% |
| Paraná | 3,022 | 0.026% |
| Goiás | 2,782 | 0.039% |
| Maranhão | 2,760 | 0.041% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,730 | 0.036% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,623 | 0.042% |
| Amazonas | 1,583 | 0.040% |
| Piauí | 1,491 | 0.046% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,288 | 0.046% |
| Paraíba | 1,269 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,094 | 0.033% |
| Mato Grosso | 988 | 0.027% |
| Alagoas | 981 | 0.031% |
| Sergipe | 945 | 0.043% |
| Tocantins | 556 | 0.037% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 472 | 0.017% |
| Rondônia | 453 | 0.029% |
| Amapá | 380 | 0.052% |
| Acre | 326 | 0.039% |
| Roraima | 250 | 0.039% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iago
According to Wiktionary, Iago was taken from the Spanish Yago, which goes back to Latin Iācōbus, Greek Ἰάκωβος and Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Jacó); it is a divergent form of Jacó, Jaime and Tiago. Behind the Name gives Jacob the meaning 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter', tied to the account of the patriarch's birth in Genesis, and mentions other theories, such as 'may God protect'. José Pedro Machado, quoted by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), attributes the use of the name to the character in Shakespeare's Othello. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,769 people named Iago, with a median age of 17; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
It is the most common spelling in the group and the one Wiktionary records, with the hyphenation I-a-go.
Other spellings of Iago
Sources
- Wiktionary: Iago · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jacob · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Iago · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Iago · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Yago · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Iago
What does the name Iago mean?
Iago means “form of Jacó (Jacob), 'one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Iago in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 79,769 people with the first name Iago, which ranks it number 384 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Iago a boy's or a girl's name?
Iago is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 617 women and 79,152 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Iago?
Iago is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Iago most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.065% of the state's population is named Iago (9,207 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Iago?
Yago, Hiago and Hyago. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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