Meaning of the nameLenardo
- Male
- Le-nar-do
Lenardo is a masculine name of uncertain origin, recorded since the 1970s and most frequent among those born in the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Lenardo is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 521
- Rank in Brazil
- #12,996
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,604
- people
Lenardo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lenardo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (154 people).
0 women 516 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 Lenardo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lenardo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 148 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 61 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 55 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 48 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 19 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lenardo
The origin of the spelling Lenardo is uncertain. Leonardo, a name with a similar spelling, comes, according to the etymology by Machado (1981) cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), from French Léonard, of Germanic origin, with the sense of 'strong as a lion'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 521 people named Lenardo, with a median age of 24. The largest number of records is among those born in the 1990s, the name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leonardo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lenardo
What does the name Lenardo mean?
The meaning of Lenardo is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Lenardo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 521 people with the first name Lenardo, which ranks it number 12,996 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Lenardo a boy's or a girl's name?
Lenardo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 516 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lenardo most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Lenardo (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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