Meaning of the nameRaiana
- Female
- Rai-a-na
Raiana is a Brazilian female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes among those formed with Rai-, a probable fragment of Raimundo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,484 people named Raiana, the 1,788th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Raiana 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)
- 9,484
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,788
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,061
- people
Raiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raiana, 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 (3,793 people).
9,437 women 47 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 Raiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,741 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 1,086 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 935 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 672 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 577 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 541 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 537 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 445 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 388 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 367 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 357 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 354 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 210 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 175 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 151 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 146 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 125 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 106 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 89 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 81 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 72 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 69 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 61 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 53 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raiana
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Raiana among the Brazilian names with Rai-, an element it describes as probably taken from Raimundo, a name of Germanic origin; the ending coincides with -ana, a formative that the same dictionary links to Latin -ana, 'originating from, belonging to'. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. The dictionary groups Rayana, Raianna, Rhaiana and other forms as graphic variants of Raiana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,484 people named Raiana, with a median age of 22; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with an i between the first two vowels.
Other spellings of Raiana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Raiana | 9,484 |
| Rayana | 6,575 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ra-, Rai-; -ana) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Raiana
What does the name Raiana mean?
The meaning of Raiana 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 Raiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,484 people with the first name Raiana, which ranks it number 1,788 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Raiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Raiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,437 women and 47 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Raiana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.014% of the state's population is named Raiana (541 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raiana?
Rayana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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