Meaning of the nameGeana
- Female
- Ge-a-na
Geana is a female name of uncertain origin, spelled with G and ending in -ana, recorded mostly among women born from 1970 to 1990.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,078 people named Geana, the 7,854th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Geana 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)
- 1,078
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,854
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,113
- people
Geana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geana, 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 (321 people).
1,068 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 Geana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 131 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 92 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 89 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 59 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 54 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 40 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geana
The origin of the spelling Geana is uncertain. It ends in -a and recalls Geane, a female name that has an entry in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). Most of the people recorded in the 2022 Census were born between 1970 and 1990, and the name is almost always female. IBGE recorded 1,078 people named Geana, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Geane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Geana
What does the name Geana mean?
The meaning of Geana 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 Geana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,078 people with the first name Geana, which ranks it number 7,854 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Geana a boy's or a girl's name?
Geana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,068 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Geana most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Geana (131 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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