Meaning of the nameGirlan
- Male
- Gir-lan
Girlan is a male name ending in -lan, an ending of obscure origin that appears in several names created in Brazil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,317 people named Girlan, the 6,883rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Girlan 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)
- 1,317
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,883
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,425
- people
Girlan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Girlan, 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 (425 people).
64 women 1,253 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 Girlan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Girlan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 459 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 115 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 72 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 59 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Girlan
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classifies -lan as of obscure origin, possibly taken from Alan, and cites Girlan among its examples. The meaning of Girlan is not known for certain. The dictionary lists Girlam and Jirlan as variant spellings. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is almost always male, and most records are of people born between 1980 and 2009.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Girlan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Girlan
What does the name Girlan mean?
The meaning of Girlan 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 Girlan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,317 people with the first name Girlan, which ranks it number 6,883 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Girlan a boy's or a girl's name?
Girlan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 64 women and 1,253 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Girlan most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Girlan (459 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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