Meaning of the nameJanara
- Female
- Ja-na-ra
Janara is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ara and recorded mainly in women born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,306 people named Janara, the 6,919th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Janara 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)
- 1,306
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,919
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,345
- people
Janara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janara, 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 (547 people).
1,299 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 Janara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 183 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 125 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 110 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 75 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 74 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 70 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 61 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 55 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 36 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janara
The origin of the name Janara is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Jannara as a spelling variant and lists -ara among the elements that form names, probably taken from traditional names such as Jussara. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,306 people named Janara, with a median age of 30. It is almost always a female name, and the 1980s and 1990s account for most of the people. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Janara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janara
What does the name Janara mean?
The meaning of Janara 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 Janara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,306 people with the first name Janara, which ranks it number 6,919 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janara a boy's or a girl's name?
Janara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,299 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janara most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Janara (183 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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