Meaning of the nameJaniel
- Male
- Ja-ni-el
Janiel is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -el, an ending that the Morfemário relates to Hebrew el, 'God'.
Meaning
The meaning of Janiel 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)
- 4,611
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,901
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,960
- people
Janiel in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janiel, 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 (1,634 people).
45 women 4,566 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 Janiel is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Piauí | 548 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 499 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 497 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 460 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 418 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 413 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 280 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 229 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 195 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 147 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 136 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 68 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janiel
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formative -el, from Hebrew el, 'God', and lists Janiel among the Brazilian names with this ending. The origin of the initial part, Jani-, is not known for certain, so the meaning of the whole name is not either. Almost always male, the name is concentrated among people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,611 people named Janiel, with a median age of 28. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-el) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Janiel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Janiel
What does the name Janiel mean?
The meaning of Janiel 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 Janiel in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,611 people with the first name Janiel, which ranks it number 2,901 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janiel a boy's or a girl's name?
Janiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 45 women and 4,566 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Janiel most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.017% of the state's population is named Janiel (548 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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