Meaning of the nameIrany
- Unisex
- I-ra-ny
Irany is a spelling of the name Irani.
Meaning
The meaning of Irany 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)
- 2,484
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,438
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,959
- people
Irany in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irany, 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 (678 people).
2,235 women 249 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 Irany is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irany in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 477 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 389 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 334 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 230 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 210 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 106 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 99 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 62 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 60 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Irany
It swaps the final I for Y; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a spelling variant of Irani. The records include men and women.
About the name Irani
The origin of the name Irani is uncertain. In Portuguese, Wiktionary records Irani as the name of a municipality in Santa Catarina. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Irany, Iranei, Iraney, Yrani, Yrany and Hirani among the spelling variants of Irani. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 33,140 people named Irani, with a median age of 58. The name is overwhelmingly female, with a smaller share of male records, and, proportionally, is most common in Goiás.
Other spellings of Irani
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Irani | 33,140 |
| Irany | 2,484 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Irani · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Irani · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Irany
What does the name Irany mean?
The meaning of Irany 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 Irany in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,484 people with the first name Irany, which ranks it number 4,438 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Irany a boy's or a girl's name?
Irany is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 2,235 women and 249 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Irany most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Irany (230 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Irany?
Irani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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