Meaning of the nameJefté

Jefté is a male name of Hebrew origin, that of the biblical judge in the Book of Judges, meaning "he opens".

Meaning

“he opens”

Source: Behind the Name: Jephthah · Bible Hub: Strong's H3316 Yiphtach

People (2022): 1,476
Rank in Brazil: #6,340
Median age: 21 years
2010 Census: 986; people

Jefté in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jefté, 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 (449 people).

0 women 1,461 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 Jefté is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jefté in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.003%
Bahia 0.001%
Pernambuco 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	196	0.000%
Bahia	157	0.001%
Minas Gerais	116	0.001%
Pernambuco	103	0.001%
Amazonas	101	0.003%
Ceará	97	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	81	0.001%
Maranhão	72	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	61	0.002%
Goiás	59	0.001%
Pará	58	0.001%
Paraná	46	0.000%
Paraíba	45	0.001%
Santa Catarina	30	0.000%
Espírito Santo	30	0.001%
Distrito Federal	29	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	24	0.000%
Mato Grosso	23	0.001%
Rondônia	23	0.002%
Acre	20	0.002%
Piauí	19	0.001%
Sergipe	19	0.001%
Alagoas	16	0.001%
Amapá	15	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Jefté

Behind the Name gives the biblical name Jephthah the meaning "he opens", from the Hebrew root meaning "to open". Strong's Concordance (Bible Hub) records the Hebrew Yiphtach with the meaning "he will open", also from "to open". In the Portuguese Bible, the name appears as Jefté, with an accent at the end, in the Book of Judges; IBGE records the spelling without the accent. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,476 people named Jefte, with a median age of 21; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. The name is almost always male, and most of the people were born from 1990 onward.

Sources

Behind the Name: Jephthah · behindthename.com · meaning
Bible Hub: Strong's H3316 Yiphtach · biblehub.com · meaning
Bíblia Online (ACF): Juízes 11 · bibliaonline.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Jefté

What does the name Jefté mean?

Jefté means “he opens”, according to Behind the Name and Bible Hub.

How many people are named Jefté in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,476 people with the first name Jefté, which ranks it number 6,340 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Jefté a boy's or a girl's name?

Jefté is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,461 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Jefté?

Jefté is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jefté most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jefté (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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