Meaning of the nameNayana
- Female
- Na-ya-na
Nayana is a spelling of the name Naiana.
Meaning
The meaning of Nayana 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)
- 3,376
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,581
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,517
- people
Nayana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nayana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,315 people).
3,366 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 Nayana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nayana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 427 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 313 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 292 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 272 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 249 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 248 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 241 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 158 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 145 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 134 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 122 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 121 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 81 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 57 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Nayana
Written with Y in place of I; proportionally, it is also most common in Piauí.
About the name Naiana
The origin of Naiana and Nayana is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,691 people named Naiana, with a median age of 30; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. Almost all the people recorded with both spellings were born from the 1980s on, with the most records in the 1990s, and the name is almost always female. The two spellings differ only in the middle I or Y.
Other spellings of Naiana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Naiana | 5,691 |
| Nayana | 3,376 |
Questions about the name Nayana
What does the name Nayana mean?
The meaning of Nayana 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 Nayana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,376 people with the first name Nayana, which ranks it number 3,581 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Nayana a boy's or a girl's name?
Nayana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,366 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nayana most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Nayana (249 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nayana?
Naiana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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