Meaning of the nameDamiana
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Da-mi-a-na
Damiana is the feminine form of Damião and Damiano, names that go back to the Greek Damianos, derived from the verb damazo, 'to tame'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Damião, from the Greek damazo, 'to tame'”
- People (2022)
- 43,268
- Rank in Brazil
- #626
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 48,464
- people
Damiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Damiana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (11,270 people).
43,050 women 218 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 Damiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Damiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.133%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.114%
- Pernambuco 0.067%
- Ceará 0.051%
- Alagoas 0.044%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 6,123 | 0.043% |
| Pernambuco | 6,034 | 0.067% |
| São Paulo | 5,439 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 5,271 | 0.133% |
| Ceará | 4,446 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,763 | 0.114% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,315 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 1,380 | 0.044% |
| Minas Gerais | 872 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 852 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 797 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 767 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 688 | 0.031% |
| Amazonas | 646 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 425 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 377 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 359 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 289 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 276 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 234 | 0.028% |
| Mato Grosso | 223 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 184 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 180 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 145 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 110 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 48 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 25 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Damiana
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado, gives Damiana as the feminine of Damiano or Damião, names that came from Latin. Behind the Name describes it as the Italian feminine form of Damian, from the Greek Damianos, derived from the verb damazo, 'to tame', and links the spread of the name in Christian Europe to the fame of Saints Cosmas and Damian. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 43,268 people named Damiana, with a median age of 47. The name is almost always female, most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Damiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Damiana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Damian · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Damiana
What does the name Damiana mean?
Damiana means “feminine form of Damião, from the Greek damazo, 'to tame'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Damiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 43,268 people with the first name Damiana, which ranks it number 626 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Damiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Damiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 43,050 women and 218 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Damiana?
Damiana is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Damiana most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.133% of the state's population is named Damiana (5,271 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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