Meaning of the nameLaina
- Female
- Lai-na
Laina is a feminine name of uncertain origin in Brazil; the same spelling exists as a feminine name in Finnish.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,787 people named Laina, the 5,539th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Laina 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)
- 1,787
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,539
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,717
- people
Laina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (572 people).
1,776 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 Laina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 392 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 182 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 169 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 151 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 137 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 81 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 44 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 38 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laina
The origin of the spelling Laina in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary records Laina as a Finnish feminine name, which perhaps comes from the word laina, 'loan', or from laine, 'wave'; this origin is not linked to the Brazilian use, so the meaning is not given as known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,787 people named Laina, with a median age of 22, almost always female and born mostly in the 1990s and 2000s; proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Laina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Laina
What does the name Laina mean?
The meaning of Laina 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 Laina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,787 people with the first name Laina, which ranks it number 5,539 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Laina a boy's or a girl's name?
Laina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,776 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Laina most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Laina (151 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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