Meaning of the nameJaina
- Female
- Jai-na
Jaina is a female name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, with no derivation documented in name dictionaries.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,307 people named Jaina, the 4,640th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaina 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)
- 2,307
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,640
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,368
- people
Jaina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaina, 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 (828 people).
2,295 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 Jaina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 234 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 231 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 225 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 186 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 170 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 115 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 114 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 93 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 89 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 70 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 52 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaina
The origin of the spelling Jaina as a name is uncertain. In English, the word jaina exists as a term connected to Jainism, but that does not indicate the origin of the name used in Brazil. In the 2022 Census it is almost always a female name, and the largest number of records is of people born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,307 people named Jaina, with a median age of 28.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jaina · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Jaina
What does the name Jaina mean?
The meaning of Jaina 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 Jaina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,307 people with the first name Jaina, which ranks it number 4,640 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jaina a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,295 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jaina most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jaina (186 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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