Meaning of the nameFloriana
- Female
- Latin origin
- Flo-ri-a-na
Floriana is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Florianus, a Roman name linked to Latin flos, 'flower'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Florianus, a Roman name linked to Latin flos, 'flower'”
Source: Behind the Name: Floriana · Behind the Name: Florian
- People (2022)
- 1,055
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,988
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,563
- people
Floriana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Floriana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (229 people).
1,035 women 20 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 Floriana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Floriana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 137 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 133 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 118 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 89 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Floriana
Floriana comes from the Latin Flōriāna, the feminine of Flōriānus, which in turn derives from Florus, linked to flos, 'flower'. The meaning is that of the base name, not of a word of its own. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,055 people named Floriana, with a median age of 66. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The corresponding masculine form is Floriano.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Floriana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Florian · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Floriana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Floriana
What does the name Floriana mean?
Floriana means “feminine form of Florianus, a Roman name linked to Latin flos, 'flower'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Floriana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,055 people with the first name Floriana, which ranks it number 7,988 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Floriana a boy's or a girl's name?
Floriana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,035 women and 20 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Floriana?
Floriana is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Floriana most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Floriana (118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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