Meaning of the nameRuan

Ruan is a male name that came from the Spanish Juan and, through Latin and Greek, from the Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'.

Meaning

“'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)”

Source: Wiktionary: João · Behind the Name: John

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People (2022): 160,379
Rank in Brazil: #210
Median age: 14 years
2010 Census: 109,537; people

Ruan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ruan, 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 (65,626 people).

1,366 women 159,013 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 Ruan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ruan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amapá 0.146%
Amazonas 0.124%
Pará 0.124%
Maranhão 0.118%
Roraima 0.116%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	24,061	0.054%
Rio de Janeiro	15,411	0.096%
Bahia	15,304	0.108%
Minas Gerais	13,224	0.064%
Pará	10,039	0.124%
Pernambuco	8,703	0.096%
Maranhão	8,025	0.118%
Ceará	7,343	0.084%
Paraná	7,022	0.061%
Santa Catarina	6,181	0.081%
Rio Grande do Sul	5,660	0.052%
Goiás	4,951	0.070%
Amazonas	4,880	0.124%
Paraíba	3,605	0.091%
Alagoas	3,245	0.104%
Espírito Santo	3,210	0.084%
Piauí	2,771	0.085%
Mato Grosso	2,673	0.073%
Sergipe	2,531	0.115%
Rio Grande do Norte	2,527	0.077%
Distrito Federal	2,130	0.076%
Mato Grosso do Sul	1,463	0.053%
Rondônia	1,373	0.087%
Tocantins	1,281	0.085%
Amapá	1,070	0.146%
Acre	959	0.116%
Roraima	737	0.116%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ruan

Wiktionary lists Ruan as a borrowing from the Spanish Juan, a doublet of João, Ivan, Ian, Jean and Geovane, and Behind the Name gives it as the Brazilian form of Juan. In the entry for João, Wiktionary traces the name, through the Latin Iōhannēs and the Greek Ἰωάννης, to the biblical Hebrew Yôḥānān, 'God is gracious'; Behind the Name explains the same root under John. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 160,379 people named Ruan, with a median age of 14. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Rhuan, Ruam and Ruann as spelling variants.

It is the most recorded spelling in the group, without an H.

Other spellings of Ruan

Spelling	People (2022)
Ruan	160,379
Rhuan	12,260

Sources

Wiktionary: Ruan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: João · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ruan · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ruan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ruan

What does the name Ruan mean?

Ruan means “'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ruan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 160,379 people with the first name Ruan, which ranks it number 210 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Ruan a boy's or a girl's name?

Ruan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,366 women and 159,013 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ruan?

Ruan is a name of Hebrew and Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ruan most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.146% of the state's population is named Ruan (1,070 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ruan?

Rhuan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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