Meaning of the nameNair
- Female
- Na-ir
Nair is a female name of uncertain meaning, which one hypothesis links to Nair al Zaurak, the Arabic name of a star in the constellation Phoenix.
Meaning
The meaning of Nair 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)
- 81,610
- Rank in Brazil
- #377
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 116,661
- people
Nair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nair, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (22,313 people).
80,678 women 932 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 Nair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.089%
- Paraná 0.076%
- Santa Catarina 0.068%
- São Paulo 0.056%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.053%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 25,014 | 0.056% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,287 | 0.050% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 9,710 | 0.089% |
| Paraná | 8,716 | 0.076% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,173 | 0.068% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,316 | 0.027% |
| Bahia | 4,025 | 0.029% |
| Goiás | 2,404 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,585 | 0.043% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,572 | 0.041% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,466 | 0.053% |
| Pernambuco | 1,174 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 1,106 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 797 | 0.050% |
| Amazonas | 584 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 574 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 552 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 493 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 395 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 312 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 304 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 299 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 228 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 222 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 144 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 84 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 74 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nair
Behind the Name lists Nair as a female name used in Portuguese and says its meaning is uncertain: one possibility is that it comes from Nair al Zaurak, the Arabic name of the star Ankaa, in the constellation Phoenix, which means 'light of the boat'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Nahir, Nahyr and Nayr as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 81,610 people named Nair, a name almost always female, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul, and the people recorded were born mostly between the 1940s and the 1960s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Nair · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nair · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nair
What does the name Nair mean?
The meaning of Nair 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 Nair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 81,610 people with the first name Nair, which ranks it number 377 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nair a boy's or a girl's name?
Nair is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 80,678 women and 932 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nair most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.089% of the state's population is named Nair (9,710 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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