Meaning of the nameMayana
- Female
- Ma-ya-na
Mayana is a spelling of the name Maiana.
Meaning
The meaning of Mayana 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)
- 3,736
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,351
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,101
- people
Mayana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mayana, 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 (1,108 people).
3,722 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 Mayana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mayana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 538 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 347 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 303 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 267 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 242 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 202 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 196 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 191 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 161 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 153 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 106 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 105 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 103 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 98 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 92 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 90 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 84 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 67 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 56 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mayana
Spelling with a Y, peaking among people born in the 2010s.
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.
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 Mayana
What does the name Mayana mean?
The meaning of Mayana 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 Mayana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,736 people with the first name Mayana, which ranks it number 3,351 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Mayana a boy's or a girl's name?
Mayana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,722 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mayana most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Mayana (347 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mayana?
Maiana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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