Meaning of the nameRayara
- Female
- Ra-ya-ra
Rayara is a spelling of the name Raiara.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,831 people named Rayara, the 4,054th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 19, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayara 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)
- 2,831
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,054
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,490
- people
Rayara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayara, 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 (1,001 people).
2,819 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 Rayara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pará 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 296 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 290 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 282 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 211 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 209 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 179 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 178 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 144 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 114 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 113 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 89 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 88 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 78 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 54 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayara
It swaps the I for Y and is the most registered in the group.
About the name Raiara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rayara and Rhayara as spelling variants of Raiara. According to its Morfemário, Rai- is probably a fragment of given names such as Raimundo (from French and Germanic, from regin 'counsel' and mund 'protection') and appears in Raiana, Rainara and Raimara; -ara is probably a fragment of names such as Jussara and Naiara, of varied origins, and is a feminine formative. The meaning of Raiara as a whole is not known for certain. Almost all the people registered are women, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,831 people named Rayara, the most registered spelling in the group, with a median age of 19.
Other spellings of Raiara
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rayara | 2,831 |
| Raiara | 2,502 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raiara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rayara
What does the name Rayara mean?
The meaning of Rayara 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 Rayara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,831 people with the first name Rayara, which ranks it number 4,054 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Rayara a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,819 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rayara most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Rayara (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayara?
Raiara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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