Meaning of the nameGraciana

Female
Latin origin
Gra-ci-a-na

Graciana is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Graciano, from Latin Gratianus, linked to gratus, 'pleasant' or 'grateful'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Graciano, from Latin Gratianus, linked to gratus, 'pleasant' or 'grateful'”

Source: Behind the Name: Graciana · Behind the Name: Graciano · Behind the Name: Gratian · Wiktionary: Gratianus

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People (2022): 2,811
Rank in Brazil: #4,068
Median age: 41 years
2010 Census: 3,034; people

Graciana in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Graciana, 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 (1,094 people).

2,795 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 Graciana is most common

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

Minas Gerais 0.003%
Goiás 0.002%
Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
Maranhão 0.002%
Ceará 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	557	0.003%
São Paulo	531	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	265	0.002%
Bahia	167	0.001%
Goiás	137	0.002%
Ceará	115	0.001%
Pernambuco	113	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	108	0.001%
Maranhão	102	0.002%
Paraná	91	0.001%
Piauí	78	0.002%
Santa Catarina	73	0.001%
Espírito Santo	71	0.002%
Pará	69	0.001%
Amazonas	64	0.002%
Paraíba	40	0.001%
Distrito Federal	35	0.001%
Mato Grosso	33	0.001%
Alagoas	32	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	29	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	28	0.001%
Tocantins	25	0.002%
Rondônia	20	0.001%

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

About the name Graciana

Graciana is the feminine form of Graciano, which Behind the Name describes as the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Gratianus and relates to Latin gratia, 'grace'. Behind the Name links Gratianus to gratus, related to 'grateful', and Wiktionary explains it as derived from Grātius with the suffix -iānus, with grātus meaning 'pleasant'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,811 people named Graciana, with a median age of 41. The largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Behind the Name: Graciana · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Graciano · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Gratian · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Gratianus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wikcionário: Graciana · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Graciana

What does the name Graciana mean?

Graciana means “feminine form of Graciano, from Latin Gratianus, linked to gratus, 'pleasant' or 'grateful'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Graciana in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,811 people with the first name Graciana, which ranks it number 4,068 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Graciana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,795 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Graciana?

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

In which Brazilian state is Graciana most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.003% of the state's population is named Graciana (557 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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