Meaning of the nameBrayam
- Male
- Bra-yam
Brayam is a spelling of the name Braiam.
Meaning
The meaning of Brayam 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)
- 1,054
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,993
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 383
- people
Brayam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brayam, 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 (488 people).
0 women 1,042 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 Brayam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brayam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 208 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 140 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 118 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 41 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Brayam
The spelling with Y; almost everyone with this spelling was born from 2000 onward.
About the name Braiam
The origin of the spellings Braiam and Brayam is uncertain. Braiam, with I, is the most common in the group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,282 people named Braiam and 1,054 named Brayam, both groups with a median age of 7. The name resembles Brian, of uncertain etymology according to Behind the Name, which lists Braian and Brayan as Brazilian Portuguese forms; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Braian and Brayan among the variants of Brian.
Other spellings of Braiam
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Braiam | 1,282 |
| Brayam | 1,054 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brian · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Brian · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Brayam
What does the name Brayam mean?
The meaning of Brayam 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 Brayam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,054 people with the first name Brayam, which ranks it number 7,993 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Brayam a boy's or a girl's name?
Brayam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,042 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Brayam most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Brayam (118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Brayam?
Braiam. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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