Meaning of the nameJainara
- Female
- Jai-na-ra
Jainara is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ara, of uncertain origin and with no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,284 people named Jainara, the 3,647th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 23, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Jainara 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)
- 3,284
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,647
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,459
- people
Jainara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jainara, 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 (1,277 people).
3,272 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 Jainara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jainara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.014%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Pará 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 933 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 425 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 290 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 193 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 191 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 172 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 127 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 101 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 93 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 87 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 85 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 74 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jainara
The origin of the name Jainara is uncertain. Its ending -ara is described by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a probable fragment of traditional names such as Jussara, and the same dictionary lists Cinara and Tainara among the names with this ending. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,284 people named Jainara, with a median age of 23, most of them born in the 1990s and 2000s; the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ara) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jainara
What does the name Jainara mean?
The meaning of Jainara 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 Jainara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,284 people with the first name Jainara, which ranks it number 3,647 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jainara a boy's or a girl's name?
Jainara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,272 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jainara most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.014% of the state's population is named Jainara (933 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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