Meaning of the nameLeide
- Female
- Lei-de
Leide is a female name of uncertain origin, with the same form as the ending of Brazilian names such as Josileide and Marileide.
Meaning
The meaning of Leide 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)
- 16,609
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,201
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,977
- people
Leide in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leide, 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 (6,106 people).
16,483 women 126 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 Leide is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leide in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,833 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 1,930 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,512 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 1,069 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 998 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 913 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 842 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 672 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 620 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 565 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 507 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 428 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 373 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 368 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 331 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 300 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 298 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 291 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 262 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 260 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 249 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 242 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 231 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 222 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 126 | 0.020% |
| Acre | 86 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 81 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leide
The origin and meaning of Leide are not known with certainty. The same sequence forms the ending of Brazilian names such as Josileide, Marileide and Jucileide, cited in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,609 people named Leide, with a median age of 40. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Roraima.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, Mari-, Juci-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Wikcionário: Leide · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Leide
What does the name Leide mean?
The meaning of Leide 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 Leide in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,609 people with the first name Leide, which ranks it number 1,201 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leide a boy's or a girl's name?
Leide is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,483 women and 126 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Leide most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.020% of the state's population is named Leide (126 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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