Meaning of the nameChaiene
- Female
- Chai-e-ne
Chaiene is a Brazilian feminine name with a modern spelling and many variants in Ch, Sh and Y, of uncertain origin and recorded mainly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,192 people named Chaiene, the 7,354th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Chaiene 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)
- 1,192
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,354
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,494
- people
Chaiene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Chaiene, 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 (493 people).
1,164 women 28 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 Chaiene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Chaiene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 251 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 231 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 213 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 93 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 64 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 47 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Chaiene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the spelling variants Chaienne, Chayene, Chayenne, Shaiene, Shaienne, Shayene and Shayenne. The origin of the spelling Chaiene is uncertain. The Morfemário describes the ending -ene as probably coming from the French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene, but does not analyze this name. People born in the 1990s form the largest group, and the name is almost always recorded as female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,192 people named Chaiene, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Chaiene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Chaiene
What does the name Chaiene mean?
The meaning of Chaiene 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 Chaiene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,192 people with the first name Chaiene, which ranks it number 7,354 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Chaiene a boy's or a girl's name?
Chaiene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,164 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Chaiene most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Chaiene (231 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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