Meaning of the nameRayani
- Female
- Ra-ya-ni
Rayani is a spelling of the name Raiani.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayani 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)
- 1,201
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,305
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,206
- people
Rayani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayani, 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 (459 people).
1,195 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 Rayani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 287 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 132 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 129 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 104 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 73 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 16 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayani
It swaps the middle I for Y and keeps the final I.
About the name Raiani
The origin of the spelling Raiani is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Raiane as Rai- + -ane, and the Morfemário gives Rai- as a probable fragment of given names such as Raimundo and -ane as an ending coming from the French -anne. Raiani has no entry of its own. The name is always or almost always female and is concentrated among people born between 1990 and 2009. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,426 people named Raiani, with a median age of 21. The three spellings in the group differ in the swap of I for Y.
Other spellings of Raiani
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rayani
What does the name Rayani mean?
The meaning of Rayani 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 Rayani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,201 people with the first name Rayani, which ranks it number 7,305 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rayani a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,195 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rayani most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rayani (132 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayani?
Raiany and Raiani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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