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Meaning of the nameThierry

Thierry is a male name of French origin, a form of Theodoric, a Germanic name meaning 'ruler of the people'.

Meaning

“French form of Theodoric, 'ruler of the people'”

Source: Behind the Name: Theodoric

People (2022)
4,948
Rank in Brazil
#2,758
Median age
15 years
2010 Census
2,866
people

Thierry in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Thierry, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,882 people).

50 women 4,898 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 Thierry is most common

States with the highest share of people named Thierry in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  2. Bahia 0.004%
  3. São Paulo 0.003%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,3840.003%
Bahia4990.004%
Rio de Janeiro4650.003%
Minas Gerais4310.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2870.003%
Paraná2040.002%
Espírito Santo1690.004%
Pernambuco1620.002%
Ceará1580.002%
Goiás1440.002%
Santa Catarina1340.002%
Pará1130.001%
Paraíba960.002%
Maranhão930.001%
Mato Grosso760.002%
Rio Grande do Norte760.002%
Distrito Federal720.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul690.003%
Amazonas680.002%
Sergipe640.003%
Alagoas510.002%
Piauí280.001%
Tocantins280.002%
Amapá280.004%
Roraima220.004%
Rondônia180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Thierry

Thierry is the French form of Theodoric, according to Behind the Name. Theodoric comes from the Gothic name Þiudareiks, formed from 'people' and 'ruler', and Dietrich is one of its German forms. Wiktionary also gives Thierry as an equivalent of Theodoric. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,948 people named Thierry, with a median age of 15. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

This is the most common spelling in the group and the one that keeps the TH and the RR of the French form.

Other spellings of Thierry

SpellingPeople (2022)
Thierry4,948
Tierry1,369

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Thierry · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Theodoric · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Thierry · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Thierry

What does the name Thierry mean?

Thierry means “French form of Theodoric, 'ruler of the people'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Thierry in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,948 people with the first name Thierry, which ranks it number 2,758 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Thierry a boy's or a girl's name?

Thierry is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 4,898 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Thierry?

Thierry is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Thierry most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Thierry (169 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Thierry?

Tierry. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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