Meaning of the nameMaina
- Female
- Mai-na
Maina is a female name used in Brazil whose origin here is uncertain; it exists as a male name in Kikuyu, an African language.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,291 people named Maina, the 6,968th 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 Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Maina 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)
- 1,291
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,968
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,353
- people
Maina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maina, 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 (404 people).
1,232 women 59 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 Maina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 247 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 207 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maina
The origin of Maina in Brazil is uncertain. Behind the Name lists Maina as a Kikuyu male name, with the meaning 'to sing, to dance', and Wiktionary gives it as the name of an age generation in Kikuyu; neither of these entries deals with Brazilian use. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,291 people named Maina, almost always women, with the largest number of records among those born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Maina · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Maina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Maina
What does the name Maina mean?
The meaning of Maina 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 Maina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,291 people with the first name Maina, which ranks it number 6,968 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maina a boy's or a girl's name?
Maina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,232 women and 59 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maina most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Maina (207 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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