Meaning of the nameLaion
- Male
- La-i-on
Laion is a male name of uncertain origin, also written Layon, that in Brazil appears almost only among people born since the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,621 people named Laion, the 5,930th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Laion 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)
- 1,621
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,930
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,764
- people
Laion in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laion, 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 (396 people).
0 women 1,607 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 Laion is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laion in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 294 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 168 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 164 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 133 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 132 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 105 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 62 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laion
The origin of the spelling Laion is uncertain, and no documented meaning exists for it. Layon, with a Y, appears in Wiktionary only as an English surname, with no etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,621 people named Laion, with a median age of 22; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia. Laion and Layon appear here together as spellings of the same name, and both are almost always male.
Spelling with I: the records are split in a similar way across the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Other spellings of Laion
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Layon | 1,633 |
| Laion | 1,621 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Layon · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Laion
What does the name Laion mean?
The meaning of Laion 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 Laion in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,621 people with the first name Laion, which ranks it number 5,930 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Laion a boy's or a girl's name?
Laion is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,607 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Laion most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Laion (168 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Laion?
Layon. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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