Meaning of the nameJaciara

Female
Tupi origin
Ja-ci-a-ra

Jaciara is a female name of Tupi origin that, according to Behind the Name, joins îasy, 'moon', and îara, 'lady, lord'.

Meaning

“from îasy, 'moon', and îara, 'lady, lord'”

Source: Behind the Name: Jaciara · Wiktionary: îara

People (2022): 28,001
Rank in Brazil: #861
Median age: 36 years
2010 Census: 29,931; people

Jaciara in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jaciara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (7,648 people).

27,896 women 105 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 Jaciara is most common

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

Bahia 0.051%
Alagoas 0.034%
Maranhão 0.032%
Pernambuco 0.030%
Rio Grande do Norte 0.028%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	7,241	0.051%
Pernambuco	2,684	0.030%
Rio de Janeiro	2,619	0.016%
São Paulo	2,560	0.006%
Maranhão	2,192	0.032%
Minas Gerais	1,258	0.006%
Pará	1,220	0.015%
Alagoas	1,057	0.034%
Rio Grande do Norte	931	0.028%
Paraíba	798	0.020%
Santa Catarina	745	0.010%
Espírito Santo	740	0.019%
Goiás	673	0.010%
Rio Grande do Sul	546	0.005%
Piauí	537	0.016%
Distrito Federal	354	0.013%
Sergipe	328	0.015%
Paraná	321	0.003%
Tocantins	305	0.020%
Ceará	212	0.002%
Amazonas	180	0.005%
Amapá	166	0.023%
Mato Grosso	154	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	91	0.003%
Rondônia	39	0.003%
Roraima	30	0.005%
Acre	20	0.002%

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

About the name Jaciara

Wiktionary lists Jaciara as a female name of Old Tupi origin, used in Brazil, and Behind the Name derives it from îasy, 'moon', and îara, 'lady, lord'; the Wiktionary entry for îara gives the senses 'lord, lady' and 'owner'. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Jaciara among the traditional names in Jaci-, an element it probably links to Tupi 'moon'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 28,001 people named Jaciara, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.

Sources

Wiktionary: Jaciara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Jaciara · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: îara · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jaciara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Jaciara

What does the name Jaciara mean?

Jaciara means “from îasy, 'moon', and îara, 'lady, lord'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Jaciara in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,001 people with the first name Jaciara, which ranks it number 861 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Jaciara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 27,896 women and 105 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Jaciara?

Jaciara is a name of Tupi origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jaciara most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.051% of the state's population is named Jaciara (7,241 people), according to the 2022 Census.

More names of Tupi origin

See all

Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Jaciara with a source. See the methodology.