Meaning of the nameRailana
- Female
- Rai-la-na
Railana is a Brazilian feminine name with the spelling variants Raylana and Raylanna, recorded from the 1980s onward and proportionally concentrated in Amapá.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,768 people named Railana, the 5,573rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 18, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Meaning
The meaning of Railana 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)
- 1,768
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,573
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,764
- people
Railana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Railana, 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 (708 people).
1,759 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 Railana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Railana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 569 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 512 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 144 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 134 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 87 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 48 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 19 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 16 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| 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 Railana
The origin of the spelling Railana is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Raylana and Raylanna as spelling variants. Its Morfemário describes Rai- as the beginning of Brazilian names, a probable fragment of names such as Raimundo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,768 people named Railana, with a median age of 18. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Railana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Railana
What does the name Railana mean?
The meaning of Railana 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 Railana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,768 people with the first name Railana, which ranks it number 5,573 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Railana a boy's or a girl's name?
Railana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,759 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Railana most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.020% of the state's population is named Railana (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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