Meaning of the nameBrain
- Male
- Brain
Brain is a male name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records with Brayn among the spelling variants.
Meaning
The meaning of Brain 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)
- 4,784
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,826
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,600
- people
Brain in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brain, 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 (2,303 people).
48 women 4,736 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 Brain is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brain in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,387 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 477 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 464 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 462 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 373 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 303 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 182 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 159 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 105 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 82 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 60 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 49 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 48 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Brain
The origin of the spelling Brain is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has Brain as its own entry, without an etymology, and lists Brahim, Braim, Braym and Brayn among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,784 people named Brain, with a median age of 7. It is an almost always male name, and most of the records are of people born from 2010 onward. The spelling with Y is the second in the group.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Brain
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Brain | 4,784 |
| Brayn | 3,199 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brain · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Brain
What does the name Brain mean?
The meaning of Brain 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 Brain in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,784 people with the first name Brain, which ranks it number 2,826 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Brain a boy's or a girl's name?
Brain is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 48 women and 4,736 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Brain most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Brain (477 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Brain?
Brayn. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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