Meaning of the nameMaisa
- Female
- Mai-sa
Maisa is a Brazilian feminine name that gained strength among those born from the 1990s on; the origin of the spelling with i is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Maisa 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)
- 74,528
- Rank in Brazil
- #407
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 52,144
- people
Maisa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maisa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (24,608 people).
74,059 women 469 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 Maisa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maisa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 13,155 | 0.030% |
| Bahia | 8,297 | 0.059% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,514 | 0.037% |
| Pará | 4,441 | 0.055% |
| Pernambuco | 4,180 | 0.046% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,948 | 0.025% |
| Paraná | 3,553 | 0.031% |
| Maranhão | 3,378 | 0.050% |
| Goiás | 2,711 | 0.038% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,672 | 0.025% |
| Ceará | 2,451 | 0.028% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,320 | 0.031% |
| Amazonas | 1,861 | 0.047% |
| Paraíba | 1,566 | 0.039% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,566 | 0.041% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,557 | 0.043% |
| Piauí | 1,499 | 0.046% |
| Alagoas | 1,400 | 0.045% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,174 | 0.043% |
| Sergipe | 1,072 | 0.049% |
| Tocantins | 906 | 0.060% |
| Distrito Federal | 869 | 0.031% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 749 | 0.023% |
| Rondônia | 740 | 0.047% |
| Acre | 374 | 0.045% |
| Amapá | 335 | 0.046% |
| Roraima | 240 | 0.038% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maisa
The origin of the spelling Maisa is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Maiza, Maysa and Mayza as spelling variants of Maisa, and Maicha, Maisha and Mayssa as variants of Maissa, which shows that the spellings go together. For the spelling Maysa, Behind the Name gives an Arabic origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 74,528 people named Maisa, with a median age of 14. Proportionally, the name is most common in Tocantins.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with i after the a, and almost always female.
Other spellings of Maisa
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maissa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Maisa
What does the name Maisa mean?
The meaning of Maisa 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 Maisa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 74,528 people with the first name Maisa, which ranks it number 407 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Maisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Maisa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 74,059 women and 469 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maisa most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.060% of the state's population is named Maisa (906 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maisa?
Maysa and Maissa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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