Meaning of the nameLeonara
- Female
- Le-o-na-ra
Leonara is a female name of uncertain origin, spelled close to Leonora, which Behind the Name lists as the Italian short form of Eleanor.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,078 people named Leonara, the 3,823rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Leonara 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)
- 3,078
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,823
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,751
- people
Leonara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leonara, 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 (847 people).
3,061 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 Leonara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leonara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 414 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 347 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 232 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 214 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 210 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 171 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 148 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 146 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 139 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 135 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 132 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 120 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 115 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 109 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 85 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 63 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 54 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 40 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leonara
The origin of the spelling Leonara is uncertain. In Behind the Name, Leonora is the Italian short form of Eleanor, and Leonor is the Portuguese and Spanish form linked to that name; Leonara differs from Leonora only by the vowel a in place of o. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,078 people named Leonara, with a median age of 25. The name appears almost always among women, most of them born between 1980 and 2009. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Leonora · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Leonara
What does the name Leonara mean?
The meaning of Leonara 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 Leonara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,078 people with the first name Leonara, which ranks it number 3,823 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Leonara a boy's or a girl's name?
Leonara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,061 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leonara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Leonara (146 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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