Meaning of the nameSaionara
- Female
- Sai-o-na-ra
Saionara is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin; the spelling Sayonara coincides with the Japanese word sayōnara, 'goodbye'.
Meaning
The meaning of Saionara 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)
- 5,706
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,500
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,448
- people
Saionara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Saionara, 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 (1,516 people).
5,687 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 Saionara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Saionara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 980 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 972 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 611 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 475 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 406 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 333 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 258 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 252 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 204 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 201 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 178 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 174 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 113 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 86 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 62 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Saionara
The origin of the given name Saionara is uncertain. The spelling Sayonara is the same as the romanization of the Japanese word さようなら (sayōnara), a farewell that Wiktionary translates as 'goodbye' and explains as a shortening of an old expression meaning 'if that is so'; the relationship between the given name and this word is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,706 people named Saionara and 4,837 named Sayonara. Both spellings are almost always female, have most of their records among people born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and are proportionally most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
It uses I in place of Y and is the most recorded spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Saionara
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Saionara | 5,706 |
| Sayonara | 4,837 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: さようなら · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: sayonara · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Saionara
What does the name Saionara mean?
The meaning of Saionara 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 Saionara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,706 people with the first name Saionara, which ranks it number 2,500 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Saionara a boy's or a girl's name?
Saionara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,687 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Saionara most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.010% of the state's population is named Saionara (333 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Saionara?
Sayonara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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