Meaning of the nameNaura
- Female
- Nau-ra
Naura is a short feminine name of uncertain origin in Brazil, with records concentrated in the 1950s to 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,557 people named Naura, the 6,094th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Naura 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)
- 1,557
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,094
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,783
- people
Naura in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Naura, 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 (368 people).
1,548 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 Naura is most common
States with the highest share of people named Naura in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 558 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 118 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 114 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 101 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Naura
The origin of Naura in Brazil is uncertain. There is a feminine name Naura in Indonesian, borrowed from Arabic nawra, 'flower', according to Wiktionary, but the connection of that name to the Brazilian use is not known. Almost all Brazilian records are female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,557 people named Naura, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Naura (indonésio) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Naura
What does the name Naura mean?
The meaning of Naura 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 Naura in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,557 people with the first name Naura, which ranks it number 6,094 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Naura a boy's or a girl's name?
Naura is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,548 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Naura most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Naura (558 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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