Meaning of the namePauliana
- Female
- Pau-li-a-na
Pauliana is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ana, a feminine ending of Latin origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,243 people named Pauliana, the 3,677th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Pauliana 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)
- 3,243
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,677
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,292
- people
Pauliana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pauliana, 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 (1,397 people).
3,222 women 21 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 Pauliana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pauliana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.008%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Goiás 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 443 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 364 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 361 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 279 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 265 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 254 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 207 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 202 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 157 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 101 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 87 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 73 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 51 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Pauliana
The origin of the spelling Pauliana is uncertain, and no documented meaning exists for the name as a whole. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ana as the feminine of the Latin -anu, 'originating from, belonging to', and cites Poliana and Juliana among the names that have it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,243 people named Pauliana, with a median age of 32; proportionally, the name is most common in Alagoas. It is an almost always female name. Pauliana is the only spelling in this group.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ana) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Pauliana
What does the name Pauliana mean?
The meaning of Pauliana 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 Pauliana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,243 people with the first name Pauliana, which ranks it number 3,677 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Pauliana a boy's or a girl's name?
Pauliana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,222 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Pauliana most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Pauliana (254 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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