Meaning of the nameOneida
- Female
- O-nei-da
Oneida is a female name that comes from the name of a Native American people, translated by Wiktionary as 'people of the upright stone'.
Meaning
“name of a Native American people, linked to 'upright stones'”
Source: Wiktionary: Oneida · Behind the Name: Oneida
- People (2022)
- 2,261
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,709
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,766
- people
Oneida in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Oneida, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (621 people).
2,250 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 Oneida is most common
States with the highest share of people named Oneida in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 779 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 317 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 287 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 221 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 199 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 56 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Oneida
Wiktionary derives Oneida from the term Onyota'a꞉ka, in the Oneida language, which it translates as 'people of the upright stone'. Behind the Name says the name perhaps means 'standing stone', with an uncertain etymology. Oneida is also the name of a lake, a river and a city in the state of New York. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,261 people named Oneida, with a median age of 63.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Oneida · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Oneida · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Oneida
What does the name Oneida mean?
Oneida means “name of a Native American people, linked to 'upright stones'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Oneida in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,261 people with the first name Oneida, which ranks it number 4,709 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Oneida a boy's or a girl's name?
Oneida is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,250 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Oneida most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.004% of the state's population is named Oneida (779 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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