Meaning of the nameCristane
- Female
- Cris-ta-ne
Cristane is a Brazilian feminine name that resembles Cristiane and combines a beginning linked to Crist-, from Greek 'anointed', with the ending -ane, of French origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,025 people named Cristane, the 8,152nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Cristane 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)
- 1,025
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,152
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,304
- people
Cristane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cristane, 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 (450 people).
1,014 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 Cristane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cristane 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 | 240 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 55 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cristane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Crist-/Cristi- as coming from Latin Cristo, from Greek khristós, 'anointed', and -ane as coming from French -anne, already used as a name-forming element. For the similar name Cristiane, the dictionary indicates the formation Cristi- + -ane and the variant of Cristiano, from Latin christianus, 'Christian'. The origin of Cristane itself is not documented, and the meaning of the whole is not known. It is an almost always female name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,025 people named Cristane, with a median age of 40.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (CRIS-, -ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cristiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cristane
What does the name Cristane mean?
The meaning of Cristane 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 Cristane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,025 people with the first name Cristane, which ranks it number 8,152 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cristane a boy's or a girl's name?
Cristane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,014 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cristane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Cristane (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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