Meaning of the nameLayra
- Female
- Lay-ra
Layra is a spelling of the name Laira.
Meaning
The meaning of Layra 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)
- 2,783
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,096
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,205
- people
Layra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Layra, 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 (887 people).
2,764 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 Layra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Layra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 415 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 319 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 247 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 201 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 180 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 178 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 155 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 112 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 102 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 96 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 89 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 88 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 88 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 88 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 77 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Layra
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Layra as a spelling variant of Laira. The records are concentrated among people born in the 2000s and 2010s.
About the name Laira
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cautiously suggests that Laira may be a variant of Lair with -a added, or of the name Laíres, and cites José Pedro Machado and Nascentes in classifying Lair as an arbitrarily created name. For this reason the meaning is not known for certain. The dictionary indicates that the pronunciation may be with a diphthong (lai-ra) or with a hiatus (la-í-ra). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,841 people named Laira, with a median age of 20, and the name is almost always female. Layra is the spelling with Y.
Other spellings of Laira
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Laira | 4,841 |
| Layra | 2,783 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Layra
What does the name Layra mean?
The meaning of Layra 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 Layra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,783 people with the first name Layra, which ranks it number 4,096 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Layra a boy's or a girl's name?
Layra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,764 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Layra most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Layra (201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Layra?
Laira. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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