Meaning of the nameElisana
- Female
- E-li-sa-na
Elisana is a Brazilian feminine name formed with the beginning Eli- and the ending -ana, and its full meaning is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Elisana 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)
- 1,996
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,126
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,992
- people
Elisana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elisana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (716 people).
1,989 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 Elisana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elisana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 381 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 225 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 210 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 163 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 153 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 103 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 38 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elisana
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ana as a formative from Latin -ana, feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', and Eli- as of doubtful origin: Machado relates it to the biblical name Eli, a short form of Eliel, 'God (is) high', and the dictionary allows that it may be a fragment of Eliane, Eliete or Eliezer. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,996 people named Elisana, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elisana
What does the name Elisana mean?
The meaning of Elisana 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 Elisana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,996 people with the first name Elisana, which ranks it number 5,126 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elisana a boy's or a girl's name?
Elisana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,989 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elisana most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Elisana (210 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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