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Meaning of the nameAliana

Aliana is a female name that Behind the Name presents as a variant of Alana or of Eliana; the origin in the Brazilian spelling is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,341 people named Aliana, the 6,793rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Aliana 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)
1,341
Rank in Brazil
#6,793
Median age
38 years
2010 Census
1,277
people

Aliana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Aliana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (483 people).

1,334 women 0 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 Aliana is most common

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

  1. Bahia 0.001%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais1920.001%
São Paulo1910.000%
Bahia1900.001%
Rio de Janeiro750.001%
Rio Grande do Sul750.001%
Paraná650.001%
Santa Catarina510.001%
Pará490.001%
Ceará480.001%
Goiás480.001%
Rio Grande do Norte410.001%
Maranhão390.001%
Espírito Santo390.001%
Paraíba380.001%
Pernambuco310.000%
Mato Grosso290.001%
Amazonas230.001%
Alagoas190.001%
Distrito Federal190.001%

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

About the name Aliana

Behind the Name describes Aliana as a variant of Alana or of Eliana, without saying which of the two is the origin. According to the same source, Eliana is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Éliane, with the Greek root helios, and Alana is a feminine form of Alan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,341 people named Aliana, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Aliana · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Eliana · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Alana · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Aliana

What does the name Aliana mean?

The meaning of Aliana 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 Aliana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,341 people with the first name Aliana, which ranks it number 6,793 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Aliana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,334 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Aliana most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Aliana (190 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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