Meaning of the nameJanaira
- Female
- Ja-nai-ra
Janaira is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with a spelling close to Janara, a name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records.
Meaning
The meaning of Janaira is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,931
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,231
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,009
- people
Janaira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janaira, 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 (806 people).
1,916 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 Janaira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janaira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Acre | 385 | 0.046% |
| Piauí | 195 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 178 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 144 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 142 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 124 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 113 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 55 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 41 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janaira
The origin of Janaira is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the similar name Janara, with Jannara as a spelling variant and with no formation or etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,931 people named Janaira, with a median age of 28; the largest number were born in the 1990s, and almost all are female. Proportionally, it is most common in Acre.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Janara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Janaira
What does the name Janaira mean?
The meaning of Janaira is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Janaira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,931 people with the first name Janaira, which ranks it number 5,231 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janaira a boy's or a girl's name?
Janaira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,916 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janaira most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.046% of the state's population is named Janaira (385 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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