Meaning of the nameNiara
- Female
- Ni-a-ra
Niara is a feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census mainly for people born from 1980 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,169 people named Niara, the 7,445th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Niara 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)
- 1,169
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,445
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 928
- people
Niara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Niara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (256 people).
1,164 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 Niara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Niara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 249 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 164 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 98 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Niara
The origin of the spelling Niara is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Naira, Nayra and Nyara as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,169 people named Niara, with a median age of 22. The name is almost always recorded for women, and the oldest people were born in the 1950s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Niara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Niara
What does the name Niara mean?
The meaning of Niara 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 Niara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,169 people with the first name Niara, which ranks it number 7,445 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Niara a boy's or a girl's name?
Niara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,164 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Niara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Niara (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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