Meaning of the nameAuriane
- Female
- Au-ri-a-ne
Auriane is a Brazilian female name ending in the formative -ane, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil derives from French.
Meaning
The meaning of Auriane 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)
- 1,909
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,265
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,847
- people
Auriane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Auriane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (626 people).
1,893 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 Auriane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Auriane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 332 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 323 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 175 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 125 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 117 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 117 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 72 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 59 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 55 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Auriane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that -ane (or -anne) comes from French, where it already worked as a name-forming element, and that it became popular in Brazil from the 1950s onward, as in Adriane and Mariane. Wiktionary lists Auriane as a rare French female given name, with no etymology. The meaning of Auriane as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,909 people named Auriane, with a median age of 28; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The name is almost always recorded for women, and most were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Auriane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Auriane · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Auriane
What does the name Auriane mean?
The meaning of Auriane 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 Auriane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,909 people with the first name Auriane, which ranks it number 5,265 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Auriane a boy's or a girl's name?
Auriane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,893 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Auriane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Auriane (332 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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