Proper Names

History, popularity, formation and transformation of names used in Brazil.

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Notebook e laptop sobre uma mesa mostram uma curva de popularidade de nomes por década, com mapa do Brasil e referências visuais ao IBGE.

Proper Names01/09/20266 min read

Which decade was your name most common? How to read IBGE's curve without confusing frequency with fashion

Learn how to identify the generational peak of your first name in Nomes no Brasil and why frequency by decade is not the same as a naming-preference rate.

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Fluxograma para interpretar quando um nome não aparece na busca do IBGE

Proper Names04/08/202610 min read

His name does not appear in the IBGE: does this prove that he is rare?

An empty result in the IBGE name search may reflect spelling, clipping, period or secrecy limits and does not prove that a name is unique.

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Pessoa consultando a ferramenta Nomes no Brasil e comparando frequência, mapa e linha do tempo de um primeiro nome

Proper Names03/08/202610 min read

How to search for a compound name in the 2022 Census without interpreting the wrong result

Learn how to consult compound names in the IBGE tool and distinguish first name, frequency, map and temporal trend without drawing undue conclusions.

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