Meaning of the nameMirna
- Female
- Mir-na
Mirna is a female name found in Croatian and Serbian, where it is linked to a word for 'peaceful, calm'; the origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Mirna 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)
- 5,871
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,447
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,013
- people
Mirna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mirna, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,201 people).
5,850 women 21 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 Mirna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mirna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Ceará 0.004%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,300 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 678 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 635 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 368 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 344 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 315 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 267 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 251 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 230 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 224 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 166 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 146 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 133 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 102 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 86 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 78 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 76 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 74 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 65 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 64 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 37 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mirna
Mirna is recorded as a female name in Croatian and Serbian, from a Serbo-Croatian word for 'peaceful' or 'calm', according to Behind the Name; Wiktionary also lists it as a female name in Serbo-Croatian and in Spanish. The origin of the spelling used in Brazil is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Myrna as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,871 people named Mirna, with a median age of 49.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Mirna · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Mirna · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mirna · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Mirna
What does the name Mirna mean?
The meaning of Mirna 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 Mirna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,871 people with the first name Mirna, which ranks it number 2,447 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Mirna a boy's or a girl's name?
Mirna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,850 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mirna most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Mirna (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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