Meaning of the nameIany
- Female
- I-a-ny
Iany is a spelling of the name Iani.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,136 people named Iany, the 7,587th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 16, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Iany 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)
- 1,136
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,587
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 606
- people
Iany in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iany, 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 (348 people).
1,101 women 35 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 Iany is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iany in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 187 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 98 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 88 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 68 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Iany
Spelling with a final y; most of the records are of people born from the year 2000 onward.
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.
Other spellings of Iani
Sources
- Behind the Name: Yanni · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Iany
What does the name Iany mean?
The meaning of Iany 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 Iany in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,136 people with the first name Iany, which ranks it number 7,587 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Iany a boy's or a girl's name?
Iany is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,101 women and 35 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iany most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Iany (187 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Iany?
Yanni and Iani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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