Meaning of the nameAdna
- Female
- Arabic origin
- Ad-na
Adna is a female name of Arabic origin that means 'feminine form of Adnan, settler', according to Behind the Name.
- People (2022)
- 7,330
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,107
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,895
- people
Adna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adna, 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 (1,706 people).
7,250 women 80 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 Adna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.017%
- Pernambuco 0.009%
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 954 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 820 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 799 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 563 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 527 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 471 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 442 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 376 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 286 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 273 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 261 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 216 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 144 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 142 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 142 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 130 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 123 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 123 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 120 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 89 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 63 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 45 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 42 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 41 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adna
Behind the Name lists Adna as a feminine form of Adnan, an Arabic name meaning 'settler', and gives it with Bosnian usage and a position in the Brazilian ranking. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Adnna, Hadna and Adnar as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,330 people named Adna, almost always women, with records since people born in the 1940s and most frequent among those born in the 1990s.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Adna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adnan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adna · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adna
What does the name Adna mean?
Adna means “feminine form of Adnan, 'settler'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Adna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,330 people with the first name Adna, which ranks it number 2,107 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Adna a boy's or a girl's name?
Adna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,250 women and 80 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Adna?
Adna is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Adna most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.017% of the state's population is named Adna (563 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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