Meaning of the nameNayra
- Female
- Nay-ra
Nayra is a spelling of the name Naira.
Meaning
The meaning of Nayra 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)
- 11,308
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,557
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,434
- people
Nayra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nayra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (3,708 people).
11,249 women 59 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 Nayra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nayra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,770 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 1,481 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,105 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 842 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 803 | 0.025% |
| Ceará | 705 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 619 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 502 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 429 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 382 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 360 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 312 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 237 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 196 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 189 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 170 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 157 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 152 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 152 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 147 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 114 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 103 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 99 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 92 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 80 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 63 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Nayra
It uses y in place of i and is a more recent spelling: almost everyone with this name was born from the 1980s on.
About the name Naira
The origin of Naira as a Brazilian name is uncertain. Behind the Name records identical spellings as female names in Aymara, Armenian and the Canary Islands, in separate entries. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,737 people named Naira, with a median age of 27. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, is most common in Piauí, as is Nayra, which differs only by swapping the i for y.
Other spellings of Naira
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Naira | 16,737 |
| Nayra | 11,308 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Naira · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Nayra
What does the name Nayra mean?
The meaning of Nayra 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 Nayra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,308 people with the first name Nayra, which ranks it number 1,557 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Nayra a boy's or a girl's name?
Nayra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,249 women and 59 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nayra most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.025% of the state's population is named Nayra (803 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nayra?
Naira. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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