Meaning of the nameRana
- Female
- Arabic origin
- Ra-na
Rana is a feminine name recorded as of Arabic origin (رنا), linked to a verb meaning 'to stare'.
- People (2022)
- 5,096
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,705
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,966
- people
Rana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,732 people).
5,019 women 77 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 Rana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 760 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 602 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 508 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 463 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 345 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 306 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 271 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 271 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 236 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 155 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 110 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 107 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 88 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 78 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 75 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 75 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 72 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 71 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 61 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 59 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 58 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 55 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rana
Behind the Name records Rana as an Arabic feminine name, written رنا, meaning 'to look, to gaze attentively', and shows the name among those recorded in Brazil. The same source also lists a masculine Rana, used in Punjabi, Urdu and Bengali, and a Persian feminine Rana, a transcription of رعنا. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,096 people named Rana, with a median age of 12, most of them born from 2000 on and almost always women. The name dictionary lists Ranna among the spelling variants of Rana.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group and the one that corresponds directly to the Arabic name.
Other spellings of Rana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rana | 5,096 |
| Ranna | 2,663 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Rana (árabe) · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: رنا · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Rana
What does the name Rana mean?
Rana means “to stare”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Rana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,096 people with the first name Rana, which ranks it number 2,705 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Rana a boy's or a girl's name?
Rana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,019 women and 77 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Rana?
Rana is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Rana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.012% of the state's population is named Rana (463 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rana?
Ranna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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