Meaning of the nameWilhian
- Male
- Wi-lhi-an
Wilhian is a male name with a modern spelling and an initial W, similar to Willian and recorded mostly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,606 people named Wilhian, the 5,978th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilhian is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,606
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,978
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,758
- people
Wilhian in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilhian, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (567 people).
0 women 1,597 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 Wilhian is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilhian in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 509 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 329 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 103 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 96 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 68 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 64 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 62 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 41 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilhian
The origin of the spelling Wilhian is uncertain. It recalls Willian, a form of William that Behind the Name lists as Brazilian Portuguese usage, but Wilhian is not among the variants of that source. According to the same site, William comes from Germanic Willehelm, from 'will' and 'helmet', and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Wil- as a probable fragment of names of English origin, with the Gothic element wilja, 'will'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,606 people named Wilhian, with a median age of 29. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Willian · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Wil-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wilhian
What does the name Wilhian mean?
The meaning of Wilhian is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Wilhian in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,606 people with the first name Wilhian, which ranks it number 5,978 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wilhian a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilhian is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,597 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wilhian most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Wilhian (329 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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