Meaning of the nameRyana
- Female
- Ry-a-na
Ryana is a spelling of the name Riana.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,330 people named Ryana, the 4,609th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 9, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Ryana 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)
- 2,330
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,609
- Median age
- 9 years
- 2010 Census
- 389
- people
Ryana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ryana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,609 people).
2,302 women 28 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 Ryana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ryana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 330 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 266 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 205 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 173 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 164 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 160 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 147 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 75 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ryana
It swaps the initial I for a Y.
About the name Riana
The origin of the spelling Riana is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Rhiana, Rihana, Rihanna, Rianna, Ryana and Ryanna among the spelling variants of Riana. Among them, Wiktionary gives the spelling Rihanna as a female name of Arabic origin, from rayḥāna. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,622 people named Riana, with a median age of 9; proportionally, it is most common in Acre. The largest group was born in the 2010s, and the name is almost always female.
Other spellings of Riana
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Riana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ryana
What does the name Ryana mean?
The meaning of Ryana 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 Ryana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,330 people with the first name Ryana, which ranks it number 4,609 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ryana a boy's or a girl's name?
Ryana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,302 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ryana most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ryana (205 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ryana?
Riana, Rihanna, Ryanna, Rihana, Rhiana and Rianna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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