Meaning of the nameMaiana
- Female
- Mai-a-na
Maiana is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, also written Mayana, with a Y.
Meaning
The meaning of Maiana 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)
- 5,148
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,688
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,762
- people
Maiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maiana, 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 (1,801 people).
5,122 women 26 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 Maiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.015%
- Pará 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,161 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 378 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 343 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 278 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 192 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 182 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 180 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 163 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 149 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 141 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 110 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 88 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 72 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 43 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 38 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maiana
The origin of Maiana is uncertain. In the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), similar names appear with variants in I and in Y: Maiane with Mayane, Maiara with Mayara and Maia with Maya. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,884 people named Maiana or Mayana. Both names are almost always female and appear mostly among people born from the 1980s onward.
It is the more common spelling in the group, with an I between the vowels.
Other spellings of Maiana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Maiana | 5,148 |
| Mayana | 3,736 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maiara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Maiana
What does the name Maiana mean?
The meaning of Maiana 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 Maiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,148 people with the first name Maiana, which ranks it number 2,688 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Maiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,122 women and 26 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maiana most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.015% of the state's population is named Maiana (2,161 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maiana?
Mayana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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