Meaning of the nameRayana
- Female
- Ray-a-na
Rayana is a spelling of the name Raiana.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayana 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)
- 6,575
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,267
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,367
- people
Rayana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayana, 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 (2,843 people).
6,535 women 40 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 Rayana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.010%
- Pará 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 746 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 666 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 643 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 540 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 455 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 397 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 366 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 364 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 318 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 287 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 284 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 242 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 184 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 146 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 132 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 129 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 118 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 109 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 100 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 83 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 64 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 35 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 28 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayana
It replaces the i with y and is the second most recorded spelling in the group.
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.
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 Rayana
What does the name Rayana mean?
The meaning of Rayana 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 Rayana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,575 people with the first name Rayana, which ranks it number 2,267 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Rayana a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,535 women and 40 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rayana most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.010% of the state's population is named Rayana (397 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayana?
Raiana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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