Meaning of the nameGiordano
- Male
- Italian origin
- Hebrew origin
- Gior-da-no
Giordano is a male name of Italian origin, the Italian form of Jordan, which comes from the name of the Jordan River.
Meaning
“Italian form of Jordan, name of the Jordan River”
Source: Wiktionary: Giordano · Behind the Name: Giordano · Behind the Name: Jordan
- People (2022)
- 1,214
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,248
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,105
- people
Giordano in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giordano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (342 people).
0 women 1,209 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 Giordano is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giordano in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 293 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 116 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 96 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Giordano
In Wiktionary, Giordano is, in Italian, the name of the Jordan River, with an origin that passes through Latin and Greek back to Hebrew. Behind the Name gives it as the Italian form of Jordan, a name it links to Hebrew Yarden and the verb yarad, 'to descend, to flow'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,214 people named Giordano, with a median age of 30. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Giordanno and Jiordano as spelling variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Giordano · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Giordano · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jordan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Giordano · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Giordano
What does the name Giordano mean?
Giordano means “Italian form of Jordan, name of the Jordan River”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Giordano in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,214 people with the first name Giordano, which ranks it number 7,248 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Giordano a boy's or a girl's name?
Giordano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,209 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Giordano?
Giordano is a name of Italian and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Giordano most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Giordano (293 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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