Meaning of the nameReinan
- Male
- Rei-nan
Reinan is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, whose beginning Rei- recalls names such as Reinaldo and which appears mostly among people born in the 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Reinan 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)
- 6,790
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,211
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,978
- people
Reinan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Reinan, 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 (2,149 people).
64 women 6,726 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 Reinan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Reinan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.030%
- Sergipe 0.023%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,206 | 0.030% |
| Sergipe | 511 | 0.023% |
| São Paulo | 506 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 252 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 251 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 142 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 130 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 92 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Reinan
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Reynan, Reinam and Reynam as spelling variants of Reinan. For the element Rei-, the Morfemário of the same dictionary says it may be a fragment taken from given names such as Reinaldo, but this does not clarify the origin of Reinan itself, which is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,790 people named Reinan, with a median age of 20; the 2000s are the most frequent decade among births. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Reinan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rei-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Reinan
What does the name Reinan mean?
The meaning of Reinan 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 Reinan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,790 people with the first name Reinan, which ranks it number 2,211 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Reinan a boy's or a girl's name?
Reinan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 64 women and 6,726 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Reinan most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.030% of the state's population is named Reinan (4,206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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