Meaning of the nameAne
Ane is a female name that Wiktionary gives as a loanword from English and French Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, 'grace'.
- People (2022)
- 41,452
- Rank in Brazil
- #648
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 35,365
- people
Ane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ane, 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 (12,181 people).
41,250 women 202 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 Ane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,671 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,016 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 3,731 | 0.026% |
| Sergipe | 2,683 | 0.121% |
| Paraná | 2,532 | 0.022% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,415 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,991 | 0.022% |
| Amazonas | 1,900 | 0.048% |
| Pará | 1,704 | 0.021% |
| Ceará | 1,643 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,607 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 1,578 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 1,552 | 0.050% |
| Goiás | 1,359 | 0.019% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,184 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,159 | 0.035% |
| Paraíba | 1,089 | 0.027% |
| Mato Grosso | 915 | 0.025% |
| Distrito Federal | 697 | 0.025% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 647 | 0.024% |
| Piauí | 588 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 373 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 368 | 0.023% |
| Amapá | 345 | 0.047% |
| Tocantins | 254 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 227 | 0.027% |
| Roraima | 224 | 0.035% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ane
Wiktionary records Ane in Portuguese as a loanword from the English and French forms Anne, equivalent to Ana and Hanna. Anne comes from Late Latin Anna and Greek Ánna, which go back to Hebrew Ḥannâ, 'grace'. In Brazil, the pronunciation of Ane is /ˈɐ̃.ni/. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 41,452 people named Ane, with a median age of 16. Proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Anne, Hane and Hanne among the spelling variants.
It writes the name with a single N, as in the Brazilian pronunciation that Wiktionary records.
Other spellings of Ane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Anne | 47,651 |
| Ane | 41,452 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Anne · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ane
What does the name Ane mean?
Ane means “form of Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, 'grace'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Ane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 41,452 people with the first name Ane, which ranks it number 648 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ane a boy's or a girl's name?
Ane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 41,250 women and 202 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ane?
Ane is a name of Hebrew and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ane most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.121% of the state's population is named Ane (2,683 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ane?
Anne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Names that also mean grace
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