Meaning of the nameLady
- Female
- English origin
- La-dy
Lady is a female name of English origin, taken from the title of nobility lady, which comes from Old English hlæfdige.
- People (2022)
- 2,087
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,959
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,201
- people
Lady in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lady, 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 (859 people).
2,041 women 46 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 Lady is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lady in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 368 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 213 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 177 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 125 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 109 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 102 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 96 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 89 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 80 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lady
According to Wiktionary, Lady comes from the English word lady, a female aristocratic title. Behind the Name lists it as a name, used in Latin America, coming from Old English hlæfdige, which meant 'bread kneader'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,087 people named Lady, almost always women, with a median age of 38. The spelling Ladi appears separately in IBGE, with no source linking it to this name.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Lady · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lady · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Lady
What does the name Lady mean?
Lady means “feminine English title of nobility”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Lady in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,087 people with the first name Lady, which ranks it number 4,959 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Lady a boy's or a girl's name?
Lady is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,041 women and 46 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lady?
Lady is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lady most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Lady (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean royalty
See all- Patrícia♀Noble, patrician500,893 people
- Alice♀From Adalheid, with Germanic elements glossed as 'noble' and 'kind,…488,951 people
- Regina♀Queen219,074 people
- Ísis♀Possibly 'throne', from Egyptian93,865 people
- Regiane♀Possibly a form of Regina, 'queen'90,942 people
- Cleusa♀Variant of Creusa, from Greek Kreousa, 'princess'68,359 people
- Cleuza♀Princess40,965 people
- Creuza♀Princess39,064 people
More names of English origin
See all- Jéssica♀Probably from the biblical name Iscah, perhaps 'he will see'450,167 people
- Daiane♀Form of Diane and Diana, 'divine'200,981 people
- Emily♀English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus…140,315 people
- Lilian♀Probably a diminutive of Elizabeth, or an elaborated form of Lily,…107,581 people
- Joice♀'lord', via Breton Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh100,072 people
- Janete♀Portuguese form of Janet, a diminutive of Jane, which comes from…98,172 people
- Sheila♀Anglicized form of the Irish Síle, which goes back to Latin Caecilia…79,225 people
- Jenifer♀Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'76,540 people
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Lady with a source. See the methodology.