Meaning of the nameChiara
- Female
- Italian origin
- Latin origin
- Chi-a-ra
Chiara is the Italian form of Clara, a name of Latin origin that means "clear, bright, famous".
Meaning
“Italian form of Clara, "clear, bright, famous"”
- People (2022)
- 2,170
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,842
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,317
- people
Chiara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Chiara, 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 (647 people).
2,155 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 Chiara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Chiara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 676 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 181 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 174 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 125 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 124 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 115 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 86 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 81 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Chiara
Behind the Name describes Chiara as the Italian form of Clara, and Clara as the feminine of the Latin name Clarus, "clear, bright, famous". Wiktionary lists Chiara as an Italian feminine name, coming from the adjective chiara, "bright", and equivalent to Clara or Claire. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,170 people named Chiara, with a median age of 13. The records are almost always female, and most were born from 2000 onward.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Chiara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Clara · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Chiara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Chiara
What does the name Chiara mean?
Chiara means “Italian form of Clara, "clear, bright, famous"”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Chiara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,170 people with the first name Chiara, which ranks it number 4,842 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Chiara a boy's or a girl's name?
Chiara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,155 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Chiara?
Chiara is a name of Italian and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Chiara most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.002% of the state's population is named Chiara (676 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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