Meaning of the nameMeire
- Female
- Mei-re
Meire is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, also written Meyre, with the same ending as Rosemeire and Rosimeire.
Meaning
The meaning of Meire 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)
- 30,457
- Rank in Brazil
- #815
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 37,373
- people
Meire in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Meire, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (9,544 people).
30,324 women 133 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 Meire is most common
States with the highest share of people named Meire in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.025%
- Roraima 0.023%
- Minas Gerais 0.023%
- Goiás 0.022%
- Distrito Federal 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,088 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,672 | 0.023% |
| Bahia | 2,463 | 0.017% |
| Goiás | 1,582 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,503 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,462 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 977 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 704 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 695 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 647 | 0.018% |
| Distrito Federal | 593 | 0.021% |
| Pará | 592 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 553 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 306 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 303 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 303 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 275 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 261 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 261 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 216 | 0.014% |
| Santa Catarina | 215 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 194 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 172 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 148 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 128 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 101 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 43 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Meire
The origin of the spelling Meire is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Meire with Meyre as a spelling variant, and the same alternation between I and Y appears in names ending in -meire, such as Rosemeire (Rosemeyre) and Rosimeire (Rosimeyre). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,457 people named Meire, with a median age of 48. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
This is the spelling with I and the most recorded in the group; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Other spellings of Meire
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Meire | 30,457 |
| Meyre | 1,349 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Meire · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosemeire · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosimeire · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Meire
What does the name Meire mean?
The meaning of Meire 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 Meire in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,457 people with the first name Meire, which ranks it number 815 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Meire a boy's or a girl's name?
Meire is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 30,324 women and 133 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Meire most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.025% of the state's population is named Meire (11,088 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Meire?
Meyre. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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