Meaning of the nameIres
- Unisex
- I-res
Ires is a name used for girls and boys in Brazil, of uncertain origin and meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Ires 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)
- 5,407
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,602
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,417
- people
Ires in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ires, 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 (860 people).
4,855 women 552 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 Ires is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ires in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 847 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 624 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 608 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 532 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 447 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 361 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 253 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 205 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 181 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 175 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 166 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 107 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 101 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 81 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 78 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 73 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 72 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 67 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ires
The origin of Ires is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the spellings Yres and Irez as graphic variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,407 people named Ires, with a median age of 48. The name appears for both sexes, but it is much more frequent for females, and there are people recorded in every birth decade, from before 1940 to 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ires · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ires
What does the name Ires mean?
The meaning of Ires 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 Ires in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,407 people with the first name Ires, which ranks it number 2,602 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ires a boy's or a girl's name?
Ires is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 4,855 women and 552 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ires most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Ires (847 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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