Meaning of the nameCristiane
- Female
- Latin origin
- Cris-ti-a-ne
Cristiane is a female name of Latin origin, one of the variants of Cristiano, a name that comes from Latin christianu, 'Christian'.
Meaning
“variant of Cristiano, 'Christian'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cristiane · Wiktionary: Cristiano
- People (2022)
- 306,307
- Rank in Brazil
- #94
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 328,790
- people
Cristiane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cristiane, 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 (134,117 people).
304,925 women 1,382 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 Cristiane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cristiane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.220%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.198%
- Santa Catarina 0.192%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.184%
- Paraná 0.176%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 76,578 | 0.172% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35,241 | 0.220% |
| Minas Gerais | 28,246 | 0.138% |
| Bahia | 21,909 | 0.155% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21,498 | 0.198% |
| Paraná | 20,135 | 0.176% |
| Santa Catarina | 14,605 | 0.192% |
| Pernambuco | 11,310 | 0.125% |
| Pará | 9,228 | 0.114% |
| Goiás | 9,116 | 0.129% |
| Ceará | 7,067 | 0.080% |
| Maranhão | 6,411 | 0.095% |
| Mato Grosso | 5,552 | 0.152% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 5,064 | 0.184% |
| Amazonas | 4,714 | 0.120% |
| Espírito Santo | 4,423 | 0.115% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,116 | 0.146% |
| Alagoas | 3,564 | 0.114% |
| Sergipe | 3,343 | 0.151% |
| Paraíba | 3,136 | 0.079% |
| Piauí | 2,982 | 0.091% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,532 | 0.077% |
| Rondônia | 2,110 | 0.133% |
| Tocantins | 1,360 | 0.090% |
| Amapá | 891 | 0.121% |
| Acre | 598 | 0.072% |
| Roraima | 578 | 0.091% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cristiane
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Cristiane is one of the variants of Cristiano, a name that comes from Latin christianu, 'Christian', and is formed from the elements Cristi- + -ane. Wiktionary explains Cristiano as a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Christianus, from Christus + -ianus. Behind the Name lists Cristiane among the Portuguese forms of Christiane, the German and French feminine of Christian. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 306,307 people named Cristiane, with a median age of 40. The dictionary lists Christiane, Cristianne and Cristiani among the spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cristiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Cristiano · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Christiane · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Cristiane
What does the name Cristiane mean?
Cristiane means “variant of Cristiano, 'Christian'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Cristiane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 306,307 people with the first name Cristiane, which ranks it number 94 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cristiane a boy's or a girl's name?
Cristiane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 304,925 women and 1,382 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Cristiane?
Cristiane is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cristiane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.220% of the state's population is named Cristiane (35,241 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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