Meaning of the nameMainara
- Female
- Mai-na-ra
Mainara is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records with Maynara as a spelling variant.
Meaning
The meaning of Mainara 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)
- 3,030
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,868
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,678
- people
Mainara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mainara, 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 (1,390 people).
3,015 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 Mainara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mainara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 529 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 483 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 293 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 216 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 166 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 158 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 135 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 133 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 130 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 113 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 49 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mainara
The origin of Mainara is uncertain. The ending -ara appears in many female names in Brazil and may look Indigenous, but the dictionary points out that the names this ending was probably detached from have diverse origins: Jussara and Jaciara come from Tupi, Cinara from Greek and Chiara from Italian. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,030 people named Mainara, with a median age of 23. Most were born in the 1990s and 2000s. Maynara is the variant spelled with Y.
This is the spelling with I and the most recorded in the group. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Mainara
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mainara | 3,030 |
| Maynara | 2,310 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mainara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mainara
What does the name Mainara mean?
The meaning of Mainara 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 Mainara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,030 people with the first name Mainara, which ranks it number 3,868 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Mainara a boy's or a girl's name?
Mainara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,015 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mainara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Mainara (483 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mainara?
Maynara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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