Meaning of the nameLeidiana
- Female
- Lei-di-a-na
Leidiana is a Brazilian female name formed with the ending -ana, of Latin origin; the opening element Leidi- is of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Leidiana 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)
- 5,225
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,658
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,588
- people
Leidiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leidiana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (3,044 people).
5,206 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 Leidiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leidiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.009%
- Ceará 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 740 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 535 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 518 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 486 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 332 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 325 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 323 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 308 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 259 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 255 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 229 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 127 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 98 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 90 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 89 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 73 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leidiana
Leidiana ends in -ana, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as coming from the Latin -ana, feminine of -anu, 'originating from, belonging to'; there Leidiana appears among the Brazilian examples, alongside Cleidiana and Juciana, and the beginning Leidi- also appears in Leidiane and Leidiara. The origin of Leidi- is uncertain. It is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,225 people named Leidiana, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ana) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leidiana
What does the name Leidiana mean?
The meaning of Leidiana 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 Leidiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,225 people with the first name Leidiana, which ranks it number 2,658 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leidiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Leidiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,206 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leidiana most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.009% of the state's population is named Leidiana (308 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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