Meaning of the nameMeyre
- Female
- Mey-re
Meyre is a spelling of the name Meire.
Meaning
The meaning of Meyre 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)
- 1,349
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,760
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,199
- people
Meyre in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Meyre, 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 (337 people).
1,341 women 0 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 Meyre is most common
States with the highest share of people named Meyre in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 192 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 174 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 80 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 56 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Meyre
It swaps the I for a Y; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it as a spelling variant of Meire, and it is much less common.
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.
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 Meyre
What does the name Meyre mean?
The meaning of Meyre 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 Meyre in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,349 people with the first name Meyre, which ranks it number 6,760 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Meyre a boy's or a girl's name?
Meyre is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,341 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Meyre most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Meyre (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Meyre?
Meire. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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