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Meaning of the nameFlaviana

Flaviana is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine of Flaviano (the Roman Flavianus), a name derived from Flavius, from Latin flavus, 'yellow, golden, blond'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Flavianus, from Flavius, from Latin flavus, 'yellow, golden, blond'”

Source: Behind the Name: Flavius

People (2022)
17,194
Rank in Brazil
#1,170
Median age
35 years
2010 Census
17,872
people

Flaviana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Flaviana, 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 (7,799 people).

17,115 women 79 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 Flaviana is most common

States with the highest share of people named Flaviana in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraíba 0.025%
  2. Rio Grande do Norte 0.023%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.019%
  4. Ceará 0.017%
  5. Alagoas 0.013%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais3,8150.019%
São Paulo2,4120.005%
Ceará1,4520.017%
Pernambuco1,1490.013%
Rio de Janeiro1,0070.006%
Paraíba9820.025%
Bahia8270.006%
Rio Grande do Norte7430.023%
Goiás6400.009%
Maranhão4940.007%
Alagoas3990.013%
Paraná3720.003%
Espírito Santo3400.009%
Pará3390.004%
Piauí3260.010%
Rio Grande do Sul2550.002%
Mato Grosso2540.007%
Amazonas2440.006%
Santa Catarina2380.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul2120.008%
Distrito Federal2060.007%
Sergipe1710.008%
Tocantins1180.008%
Rondônia1070.007%
Acre330.004%
Roraima300.005%
Amapá290.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Flaviana

Behind the Name gives Flaviana as the feminine form of Flavian, from the Roman cognomen Flavianus, derived from Flavius. Flavius, according to the same site, comes from Latin flavus, 'yellow, golden, blond'; Wiktionary gives Flavius as possibly formed from flāvus + -ius. The meaning given is that of the base, not a meaning of Flaviana's own. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,194 people named Flaviana, with a median age of 35, almost always female. The name has the most records among people born in the 1980s.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Flaviana · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Flavian · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Flavius · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Flavius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Wiktionary (pt): Flaviana · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Flaviana

What does the name Flaviana mean?

Flaviana means “feminine form of Flavianus, from Flavius, from Latin flavus, 'yellow, golden, blond'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Flaviana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,194 people with the first name Flaviana, which ranks it number 1,170 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Flaviana a boy's or a girl's name?

Flaviana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 17,115 women and 79 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Flaviana?

Flaviana is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Flaviana most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.025% of the state's population is named Flaviana (982 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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