Meaning of the nameSiria
- Female
- Si-ri-a
Siria is a female name that Behind the Name records as the Italian form of Sirius and also as the Italian name for Syria; the meaning in Brazil is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,472 people named Siria, the 6,351st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Siria 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)
- 1,472
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,351
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,752
- people
Siria in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Siria, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (257 people).
1,460 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 Siria is most common
States with the highest share of people named Siria in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 226 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 193 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 143 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 124 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 94 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 83 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Siria
Behind the Name records Siria as a female name used in Italian, a feminine form of Sirius, and also as the Italian name for Syria. In Portuguese, Wiktionary gives Síria as the name of the country, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese and borrowed from the Latin Syria. Which path brought the name to Brazil is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,472 people named Siria, with a median age of 54; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born between 1940 and 1989.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Siria · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Síria · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Siria
What does the name Siria mean?
The meaning of Siria 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 Siria in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,472 people with the first name Siria, which ranks it number 6,351 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Siria a boy's or a girl's name?
Siria is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,460 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Siria most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Siria (226 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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