Meaning of the nameZenaide
- Female
- Ze-nai-de
Zenaide is a female name of uncertain origin, most common among people born in the 1950s through the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Zenaide 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)
- 30,990
- Rank in Brazil
- #799
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 37,500
- people
Zenaide in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zenaide, 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 (9,024 people).
30,734 women 256 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 Zenaide is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zenaide in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.034%
- Bahia 0.033%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.024%
- Paraná 0.020%
- Mato Grosso 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,933 | 0.018% |
| Bahia | 4,643 | 0.033% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,588 | 0.034% |
| Paraná | 2,242 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,057 | 0.019% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,659 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,290 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 1,005 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 901 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 703 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 700 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 674 | 0.024% |
| Espírito Santo | 551 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 549 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 504 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 426 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 384 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 375 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 327 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 301 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 290 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 280 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 248 | 0.016% |
| Tocantins | 152 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 96 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 63 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 49 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zenaide
The origin of Zenaide is uncertain. Without the accents, the spelling matches the French Zénaïde, which Behind the Name lists as the French form of Zenaida, a name the site describes as apparently derived from the Greek Zenais, linked to the name of the god Zeus. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has separate entries for Zenaide and Zenaida and notes Zenayde as a graphic variant of Zenaide. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,990 people named Zenaide, with a median age of 59; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Zenaida · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zenaide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zenaida · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Zenaide
What does the name Zenaide mean?
The meaning of Zenaide 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 Zenaide in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,990 people with the first name Zenaide, which ranks it number 799 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zenaide a boy's or a girl's name?
Zenaide is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 30,734 women and 256 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zenaide most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.034% of the state's population is named Zenaide (2,588 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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