Meaning of the nameJânio
- Male
- Latin origin
- Jâ-ni-o
Jânio is a male name that comes, ultimately, from the Latin Ianus, the Roman god Janus, a name meaning 'archway, passage'.
Meaning
“from the Latin Ianus, the name of the god Janus, 'archway, passage'”
Source: Wiktionary: Ianus · Behind the Name: Janus
- People (2022)
- 19,286
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,091
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,779
- people
Jânio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jânio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (5,217 people).
73 women 19,213 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 Jânio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jânio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,648 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 2,481 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 2,021 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 1,268 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 860 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 837 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 731 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 677 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 675 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 643 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 620 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 618 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 570 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 570 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 499 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 487 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 420 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 415 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 412 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 360 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 355 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 353 | 0.013% |
| Sergipe | 281 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 170 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 136 | 0.021% |
| Acre | 116 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 63 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jânio
Wiktionary records Jânio as a Portuguese male name coming, ultimately, from the Latin Iānus. In the Latin entry, Iānus is the god Janus and comes from iānus, 'archway, covered passage', from an Indo-European root meaning 'to go'; Behind the Name also says that Janus means 'archway' in Latin. In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of doors, passages and beginnings, shown with two faces. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,286 people named Jânio, with a median age of 44; the name is almost always male and proportionally it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jânio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Ianus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Janus · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Jânio
What does the name Jânio mean?
Jânio means “from the Latin Ianus, the name of the god Janus, 'archway, passage'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jânio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,286 people with the first name Jânio, which ranks it number 1,091 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jânio a boy's or a girl's name?
Jânio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 73 women and 19,213 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jânio?
Jânio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jânio most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.028% of the state's population is named Jânio (415 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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