Meaning of the nameAyra
- Female
- Ay-ra
Ayra is a spelling of the name Aira.
Meaning
The meaning of Ayra 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)
- 2,691
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,181
- Median age
- 6 years
- 2010 Census
- 667
- people
Ayra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ayra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,009 people).
2,640 women 51 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 Ayra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ayra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 414 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 307 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 199 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 178 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 163 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 157 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 143 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 142 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 123 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 119 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 94 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 62 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 47 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ayra
The spelling with Y, the most recorded of the group. Proportionally, it is also most common in Amazonas.
About the name Aira
Wiktionary records Aira as a Finnish female name, a variant of Airi, and as a Latvian female name. Behind the Name treats Ayra as a modern name used in English, of uncertain meaning and probably invented. The origin of the Brazilian spellings Aira and Ayra is not known for certain, and the two have the same pronunciation. Aira appears in every birth decade since the 1940s, while most of the people named Ayra were born from 2010 on; both spellings are almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,691 people named Ayra, with a median age of 6.
Other spellings of Aira
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ayra | 2,691 |
| Aira | 2,152 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aira · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Aira · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ayra · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Ayra
What does the name Ayra mean?
The meaning of Ayra 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 Ayra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,691 people with the first name Ayra, which ranks it number 4,181 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ayra a boy's or a girl's name?
Ayra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,640 women and 51 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ayra most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ayra (157 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ayra?
Aira. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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