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Meaning of the nameVânia

Vânia is a feminine name taken from the Russian Vánja, a diminutive of Iván, the Russian form of João, which comes from the Hebrew 'God is gracious'.

Meaning

“Russian diminutive of Ivan, a form of João ('God is gracious')”

Source: Wiktionary: Иван · Behind the Name: John

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People (2022)
124,864
Rank in Brazil
#261
Median age
47 years
2010 Census
137,402
people

Vânia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vânia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (36,319 people).

124,373 women 491 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 Vânia is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.114%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.092%
  3. Goiás 0.073%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.072%
  5. Distrito Federal 0.070%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo29,6200.067%
Minas Gerais18,8540.092%
Rio de Janeiro18,3360.114%
Bahia6,1860.044%
Rio Grande do Sul5,9320.055%
Paraná5,6340.049%
Goiás5,1130.073%
Pernambuco3,9010.043%
Ceará3,5830.041%
Santa Catarina3,5050.046%
Pará3,3400.041%
Maranhão2,5440.038%
Espírito Santo2,3870.062%
Mato Grosso2,0250.055%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,9800.072%
Distrito Federal1,9690.070%
Amazonas1,5630.040%
Paraíba1,5050.038%
Alagoas1,3160.042%
Rio Grande do Norte1,2240.037%
Sergipe1,1930.054%
Piauí9690.030%
Tocantins7210.048%
Rondônia7110.045%
Acre3130.038%
Amapá2270.031%
Roraima2130.034%

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

About the name Vânia

Wiktionary records Vânia as a borrowing from the Russian Ва́ня (Vánja), a diminutive of Ива́н (Iván). Ivan came, through Old Slavic and the Greek Iōánnēs, from the Hebrew Yôḥānān, which Wiktionary translates as 'God is gracious'; Behind the Name gives the same origin for João and lists Vanya as a Russian diminutive of Ivan. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), however, citing Machado (1981), describes it as the feminine of Vânio. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 124,864 people named Vânia, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Vânia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Иван · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Ivan · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vânia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Vânia

What does the name Vânia mean?

Vânia means “Russian diminutive of Ivan, a form of João ('God is gracious')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Vânia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 124,864 people with the first name Vânia, which ranks it number 261 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Vânia a boy's or a girl's name?

Vânia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 124,373 women and 491 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Vânia?

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

In which Brazilian state is Vânia most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.114% of the state's population is named Vânia (18,336 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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