Meaning of the nameMona
- Female
- Mo-na
Mona is a short feminine name of two syllables, which is also the old name of the island of Anglesey.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,162 people named Mona, the 7,474th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Mona is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,162
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,474
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,076
- people
Mona in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mona, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (379 people).
1,141 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 Mona is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mona in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 235 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 127 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 91 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 83 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mona
The origin of Mona as a personal name in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary records Mona in Portuguese only as an old name of the island of Anglesey, and in other languages the name is interpreted, for example, as a diminutive of Monica. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,162 people named Mona, with a median age of 35, almost all of them female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Mona · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Mona
What does the name Mona mean?
The meaning of Mona is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Mona in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,162 people with the first name Mona, which ranks it number 7,474 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Mona a boy's or a girl's name?
Mona is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,141 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mona most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Mona (127 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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