Meaning of the nameAyana
- Female
- A-ya-na
Ayana is a feminine name spelled with Y, of uncertain origin in Brazil, with records from the 1980s onward.
Meaning
The meaning of Ayana 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)
- 1,239
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,164
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 508
- people
Ayana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ayana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (356 people).
1,232 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 Ayana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ayana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 243 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 137 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 85 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ayana
The origin of the spelling Ayana in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary gives Ayana as a feminine name in English, without an etymology, and Behind the Name lists separate entries for Ayana, among them in Ethiopian and Kazakh use, with no documented relation to the Brazilian use. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,239 people named Ayana, with a median age of 11. The records begin in the 1980s, with the largest numbers among those born from 2010 onward. It is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ayana · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Ayana · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Ayana
What does the name Ayana mean?
The meaning of Ayana 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 Ayana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,239 people with the first name Ayana, which ranks it number 7,164 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Ayana a boy's or a girl's name?
Ayana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,232 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ayana most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ayana (243 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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