Meaning of the nameLeiliana
- Female
- Lei-li-a-na
Leiliana is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -iana and recalling Leila; its origin is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Leiliana 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)
- 979
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,411
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,072
- people
Leiliana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leiliana, 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 (487 people).
975 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 Leiliana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leiliana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 151 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 108 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 100 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 58 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leiliana
The origin of Leiliana is uncertain. The ending -iana recalls the formative -ana, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Latin -ana, 'originating from', and which appears in Brazilian names such as Queliana and Weliana. The spelling also recalls Leila, recorded with the variants Leyla and Leilah. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 979 people named Leiliana, with a median age of 37. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Leila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leiliana
What does the name Leiliana mean?
The meaning of Leiliana 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 Leiliana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 979 people with the first name Leiliana, which ranks it number 8,411 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leiliana a boy's or a girl's name?
Leiliana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 975 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leiliana most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Leiliana (151 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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