Meaning of the nameLaiana
- Female
- Lai-a-na
Laiana is a Brazilian female name ending in -ana, of uncertain origin; the similar name Laiane is described as a brasileirismo.
Meaning
The meaning of Laiana 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)
- 4,967
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,746
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,895
- people
Laiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laiana, 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 (2,097 people).
4,947 women 20 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 Laiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 964 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 520 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 457 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 327 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 269 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 267 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 264 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 257 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 244 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 237 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 179 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 155 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 131 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 60 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 50 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laiana
The origin of Laiana is uncertain. Layana is the variant with Y, pronounced the same way. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the similar name Laiane as a brasileirismo, with a question mark, and proposes for it Lai- (perhaps from Laís or Laila) + -ane, or a variant of Daiane; for Laiana no formation is documented. The morpheme list gives the formative -ana as Latin, 'originating from, belonging to'. It is almost always female, with a peak in records in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,967 people named Laiana, with a median age of 25.
Spelling with I, the most common in the group.
Other spellings of Laiana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Laiana | 4,967 |
| Layana | 1,843 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ana) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Laiana
What does the name Laiana mean?
The meaning of Laiana 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 Laiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,967 people with the first name Laiana, which ranks it number 2,746 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Laiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Laiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,947 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Laiana most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Laiana (257 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Laiana?
Layana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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