Meaning of the nameJordana
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Jor-da-na
Jordana is a female name, the feminine form of Jordan, a name taken from the Jordan River, whose Hebrew name, Yarden, comes from a verb meaning 'to descend'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Jordan, from the name of the Jordan River (in Hebrew Yarden, from a verb meaning 'to descend')”
- People (2022)
- 23,143
- Rank in Brazil
- #968
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,954
- people
Jordana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jordana, 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 (7,407 people).
23,029 women 114 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 Jordana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jordana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.062%
- Tocantins 0.031%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.031%
- Amazonas 0.022%
- Espírito Santo 0.020%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 4,401 | 0.062% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,349 | 0.031% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,031 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 1,800 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 1,092 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 919 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 874 | 0.022% |
| Santa Catarina | 851 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 818 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 783 | 0.020% |
| Pará | 779 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 475 | 0.031% |
| Mato Grosso | 455 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 442 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 417 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 395 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 393 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 370 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 343 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 298 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 259 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 230 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 103 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 101 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 83 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 47 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 35 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jordana
Behind the Name lists Jordana as the feminine form of Jordan, used in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages, and explains Jordan through the name of the river that runs between Jordan and Israel: in Hebrew, Yarden, from yarad, 'to descend, to flow down'. In its English entry, Wiktionary describes Jordana as Jordan plus the suffix -a. The meaning given here is that of the base name Jordan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,143 people named Jordana, with a median age of 24. Proportionally, the name is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jordana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jordan · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Jordana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jordana
What does the name Jordana mean?
Jordana means “feminine form of Jordan, from the name of the Jordan River (in Hebrew Yarden, from a verb meaning 'to descend')”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jordana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,143 people with the first name Jordana, which ranks it number 968 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jordana a boy's or a girl's name?
Jordana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 23,029 women and 114 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jordana?
Jordana is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jordana most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.062% of the state's population is named Jordana (4,401 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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