Meaning of the namePollyanna
- Female
- English origin
- Pol-ly-an-na
Pollyanna is a spelling of the name Poliana.
Meaning
The meaning of Pollyanna 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)
- 2,825
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,057
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,750
- people
Pollyanna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pollyanna, 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 (1,665 people).
2,817 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 Pollyanna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pollyanna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Goiás 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 765 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 271 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 268 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 253 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 181 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 122 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 115 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 101 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 85 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 81 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 75 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 58 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Pollyanna
Keeps the exact spelling of the title of the 1913 novel, with LL, Y and NN.
About the name Poliana
Behind the Name describes Pollyanna as a combination of Polly and Anna, the name of the heroine of the novel Pollyanna (1913), by Eleanor H. Porter, and lists Poliana as the Brazilian form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Poliana as Poli + -ana, and the Morfemário includes Poliana among the names with -ana, a Latin formative that indicates origin or belonging. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 77,637 people named Poliana, with a median age of 29. The name is almost always female, gained strength among those born from the 1980s on and, proportionally, is most common in Tocantins.
Other spellings of Poliana
Sources
- Behind the Name: Pollyanna · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Poliana · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Poliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Morfemário: -ana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Pollyanna
What does the name Pollyanna mean?
The meaning of Pollyanna 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 Pollyanna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,825 people with the first name Pollyanna, which ranks it number 4,057 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Pollyanna a boy's or a girl's name?
Pollyanna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,817 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Pollyanna?
Pollyanna is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Pollyanna most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.004% of the state's population is named Pollyanna (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Pollyanna?
Poliana, Polyana, Pollyana and Polliana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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