Meaning of the nameBrena
- Female
- Bre-na
Brena is a female name of uncertain origin, proportionally most common in Ceará and recorded mainly among people born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Brena 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)
- 15,562
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,260
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,438
- people
Brena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Brena, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (6,776 people).
15,437 women 125 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 Brena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Brena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.053%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.018%
- Amazonas 0.017%
- Pará 0.016%
- Amapá 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 4,617 | 0.053% |
| Bahia | 1,336 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 1,331 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 1,052 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 924 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 733 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 690 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 676 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 663 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 592 | 0.018% |
| Piauí | 432 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 375 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 299 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 270 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 267 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 206 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 178 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 134 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 129 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 126 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 119 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 100 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 81 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 73 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 56 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 32 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Brena
The origin of Brena is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it as a female name, in an entry separate from those of Brenda and Breno. The name is almost always female and rare among people born before the 1980s; the largest number is among those born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,562 people named Brena, with a median age of 23.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Brena · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Brena
What does the name Brena mean?
The meaning of Brena 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 Brena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,562 people with the first name Brena, which ranks it number 1,260 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Brena a boy's or a girl's name?
Brena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 15,437 women and 125 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Brena most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.053% of the state's population is named Brena (4,617 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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