Meaning of the nameDayla
- Female
- Day-la
Dayla is a spelling of the name Daila.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,105 people named Dayla, the 7,722nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 14, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Dayla 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)
- 1,105
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,722
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 462
- people
Dayla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dayla, 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 (303 people).
1,102 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 Dayla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dayla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 170 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 157 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 122 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 119 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 47 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 46 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Dayla
Spelling with y, recorded as a spelling variant of Daila; in the 2022 Census, almost all of those recorded were born from the 1980s onward.
About the name Daila
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Machado (1981) considers the origin of Daila controversial, perhaps Germanic, and Piel links it to the name Danila and the place name Daia. The meaning is not known for certain. Dayla and Dhaila are recorded as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,662 people named Daila, with a median age of 20, and most were born in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
Other spellings of Daila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Daila | 1,662 |
| Dayla | 1,105 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dayla
What does the name Dayla mean?
The meaning of Dayla 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 Dayla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,105 people with the first name Dayla, which ranks it number 7,722 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Dayla a boy's or a girl's name?
Dayla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,102 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dayla most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dayla (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Dayla?
Daila. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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