Meaning of the nameYana
- Female
- Ya-na
Yana is a spelling of the name Iana.
Meaning
The meaning of Yana 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)
- 5,513
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,569
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,743
- people
Yana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yana, 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 (1,750 people).
5,453 women 60 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 Yana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 785 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 606 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 572 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 459 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 448 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 324 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 262 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 253 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 207 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 168 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 162 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 148 | 0.018% |
| Alagoas | 131 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 109 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 85 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 80 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 69 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 59 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yana
Spelling with an initial Y; in Behind the Name, Yana is also the Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana, but the origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain.
About the name Iana
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Iana with the variants Ianna and Yana, as well as spellings with H, such as Hiana and Ihana. The origin of the name in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,061 people named Iana, with a median age of 21. Proportionally, it is most common in Acre. It is almost always a female name, and the spelling Yana is more recent, with more records among people born in the 2010s.
Other spellings of Iana
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Iana | 10,061 |
| Yana | 5,513 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Iana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Yana · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Yana
What does the name Yana mean?
The meaning of Yana 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 Yana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,513 people with the first name Yana, which ranks it number 2,569 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Yana a boy's or a girl's name?
Yana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,453 women and 60 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Yana most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.018% of the state's population is named Yana (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yana?
Iana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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