Meaning of the nameAlciane
- Female
- Al-ci-a-ne
Alciane is a Brazilian female name whose beginning Alci- probably comes from Alcione and whose ending -ane comes from French -anne.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,346 people named Alciane, the 6,769th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Alciane 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)
- 1,346
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,769
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,292
- people
Alciane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alciane, 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 (497 people).
1,321 women 25 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 Alciane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alciane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 315 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 261 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 111 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 60 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 54 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 43 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 40 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alciane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Alciane among the names with Alci-, which would probably be a fragment of traditional names such as Alcione, and says that -ane comes from French -anne, which already works as a name-forming element. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,346 people named Alciane, with a median age of 34. It is almost always a female name, and most were born between the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Alciane
What does the name Alciane mean?
The meaning of Alciane 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 Alciane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,346 people with the first name Alciane, which ranks it number 6,769 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Alciane a boy's or a girl's name?
Alciane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,321 women and 25 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alciane most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Alciane (315 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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