Meaning of the nameHeliana
- Female
- He-li-a-na
Heliana is a spelling of the name Eliana.
Meaning
The meaning of Heliana is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,453
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,470
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,087
- people
Heliana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heliana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (639 people).
2,441 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 Heliana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heliana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 553 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 495 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 274 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 197 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 186 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 135 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heliana
It adds an initial H, a spelling that the names dictionary lists among the variants of Eliana.
About the name Eliana
Behind the Name lists Eliana as the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the French Éliane, which probably comes from Aeliana, the feminine of Latin Aelianus, derived from the Roman family name Aelius; the meaning of Aelius is unknown, although it is traditionally linked to Greek helios, 'sun'. The same source records a separate Hebrew Eliana, glossed 'my God has answered'. Which of the two origins applies to Brazilian use is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 171,196 people named Eliana, with a median age of 47.
Other spellings of Eliana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eliana | 171,196 |
| Heliana | 2,453 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Eliana (1) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Eliana (2) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Eliane · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Eliana · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Éliane · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Aelius · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Heliana
What does the name Heliana mean?
The meaning of Heliana is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Heliana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,453 people with the first name Heliana, which ranks it number 4,470 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Heliana a boy's or a girl's name?
Heliana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,441 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Heliana most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Heliana (274 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heliana?
Eliana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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