Meaning of the nameRailan
- Male
- Rai-lan
Railan is a Brazilian male name; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it among the names with the ending -lan, of obscure origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Railan 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)
- 8,710
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,885
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,948
- people
Railan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Railan, 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 (3,195 people).
161 women 8,549 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 Railan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Railan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,907 | 0.021% |
| Pará | 1,292 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 945 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 403 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 390 | 0.053% |
| São Paulo | 330 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 291 | 0.035% |
| Piauí | 281 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 226 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 207 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 163 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 147 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 146 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 141 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 120 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 108 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 108 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 96 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Railan
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -lan as an element of obscure origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Alan, and cites Railan among the names with this ending, alongside Mailan and Arlan. The exact origin of Railan is uncertain. The Dictionary records Railam, Raylam, Raylan and Rhaylan as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,710 people named Railan, with a median age of 15, almost always men, and almost all were born from the 1990s on. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with I after the A.
Other spellings of Railan
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Railan | 8,710 |
| Raylan | 4,401 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Railan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rai-, -lan) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Railan
What does the name Railan mean?
The meaning of Railan 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 Railan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,710 people with the first name Railan, which ranks it number 1,885 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Railan a boy's or a girl's name?
Railan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 161 women and 8,549 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Railan most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.053% of the state's population is named Railan (390 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Railan?
Raylan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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