Meaning of the nameMaissa
- Female
- Mais-sa
Maissa is a spelling of the name Maisa.
Meaning
The meaning of Maissa 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)
- 1,265
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,073
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,122
- people
Maissa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maissa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (551 people).
1,252 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 Maissa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maissa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 196 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 155 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 110 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 91 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 78 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Maissa
With ss, it is the less frequent form in the group; Soledade's dictionary links the spellings Maisha and Mayssa to it.
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.
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 Maissa
What does the name Maissa mean?
The meaning of Maissa 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 Maissa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,265 people with the first name Maissa, which ranks it number 7,073 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Maissa a boy's or a girl's name?
Maissa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,252 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maissa most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Maissa (155 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maissa?
Maisa and Maysa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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