Meaning of the nameNajara
- Female
- Na-ja-ra
Najara is a female name of uncertain origin, which in the 2022 Census appears mostly among people born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,797 people named Najara, the 4,084th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Najara 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)
- 2,797
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,084
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,259
- people
Najara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Najara, 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 (1,305 people).
2,788 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 Najara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Najara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 652 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 455 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 241 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 222 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 110 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 46 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Najara
The origin of the spelling Najara is uncertain. The name is almost always used for women. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,797 people named Najara, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Najara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Najara
What does the name Najara mean?
The meaning of Najara 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 Najara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,797 people with the first name Najara, which ranks it number 4,084 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Najara a boy's or a girl's name?
Najara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,788 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Najara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Najara (455 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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