Meaning of the nameIani
- Female
- I-a-ni
Iani is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with the variants Iany and Yanni, the latter being the most common spelling of the group.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 851 people named Iani, the 9,242nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Iani 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)
- 851
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,242
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,076
- people
Iani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (160 people).
817 women 34 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 Iani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 160 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iani
Iani, Iany and Yanni are spellings that sound alike and appear together in IBGE data; their origin is uncertain. In Behind the Name, Yanni is listed as a male diminutive of Yiannis, in Greek use. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,324 people named Yanni, most of them born from 2010 onward. In all three spellings, the name is almost always female.
Spelling with a final i, the least common of the group, with records since the 1940s.
Other spellings of Iani
Sources
- Behind the Name: Yanni · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Iani
What does the name Iani mean?
The meaning of Iani 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 Iani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 851 people with the first name Iani, which ranks it number 9,242 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Iani a boy's or a girl's name?
Iani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 817 women and 34 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iani most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Iani (121 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Iani?
Yanni and Iany. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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