Meaning of the nameJaisa
- Female
- Jai-sa
Jaisa is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -isa, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,126 people named Jaisa, the 7,634th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaisa 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)
- 1,126
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,634
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,425
- people
Jaisa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaisa, 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 (366 people).
1,119 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 Jaisa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaisa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 110 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 103 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 102 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 90 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 59 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaisa
The origin of the spelling Jaisa is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the accented form Jaísa as formed by Ja- + -isa, with the spelling variants Jaiza, Jaysa and Jayza, and describes -isa as a probable fragment of names such as Luisa and Marisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,126 people named Jaisa, with a median age of 29, most born from 1980 to 2009. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jaísa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-isa) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jaisa
What does the name Jaisa mean?
The meaning of Jaisa 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 Jaisa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,126 people with the first name Jaisa, which ranks it number 7,634 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jaisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaisa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,119 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jaisa most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jaisa (110 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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