Meaning of the nameJaiana
- Female
- Jai-a-na
Jaiana is a Brazilian feminine name with records since the 1970s and most frequent among people born in the 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,485 people named Jaiana, the 6,307th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaiana 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)
- 1,485
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,307
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,621
- people
Jaiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaiana, 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 (577 people).
1,480 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 Jaiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 234 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 134 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 105 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 91 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 61 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 52 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaiana
The origin of Jaiana is uncertain. The ending -ana is a very productive formative in feminine names, according to the morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, but the formation of this name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,485 people named Jaiana, with a median age of 26. Jayana and Jayanna are variant spellings. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jaiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ana) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jaiana
What does the name Jaiana mean?
The meaning of Jaiana 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 Jaiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,485 people with the first name Jaiana, which ranks it number 6,307 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jaiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,480 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jaiana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jaiana (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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