Meaning of the nameRaila
- Female
- Rai-la
Raila is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists with the variants Rhaila, Rhayla and Rayla.
Meaning
The meaning of Raila 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)
- 8,450
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,922
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,301
- people
Raila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raila, 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 (2,937 people).
8,312 women 138 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 Raila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,192 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 984 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 636 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 614 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 569 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 536 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 532 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 505 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 382 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 375 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 292 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 269 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 221 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 166 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 154 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 112 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 109 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 106 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 103 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 103 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 82 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 79 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 69 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 68 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 61 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raila
The origin of Raila is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rhaila, Rhayla and Rayla as spelling variants of Raila. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,450 people named Raila, with a median age of 16. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
The spelling with I, the one with the oldest records; it has records from people born in the 1960s.
Other spellings of Raila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rayla | 8,511 |
| Raila | 8,450 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Raila
What does the name Raila mean?
The meaning of Raila 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 Raila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,450 people with the first name Raila, which ranks it number 1,922 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Raila a boy's or a girl's name?
Raila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,312 women and 138 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Raila most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.017% of the state's population is named Raila (569 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raila?
Rayla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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