Meaning of the nameLayana
- Female
- La-ya-na
Layana is a spelling of the name Laiana.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,843 people named Layana, the 5,401st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 24, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Layana 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)
- 1,843
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,401
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,049
- people
Layana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Layana, 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 (712 people).
1,834 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 Layana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Layana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 190 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 165 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 141 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 129 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 128 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 107 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 90 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 89 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Layana
Spelling with Y; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
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.
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 Layana
What does the name Layana mean?
The meaning of Layana 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 Layana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,843 people with the first name Layana, which ranks it number 5,401 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Layana a boy's or a girl's name?
Layana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,834 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Layana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Layana (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Layana?
Laiana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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