Meaning of the nameDayane
Dayane is a spelling of the name Daiane, which means “form of Diane and Diana, 'divine'”.
Meaning
“form of Diane and Diana, 'divine'”
Meaning of the name Daiane, of which Dayane is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Diana
- People (2022)
- 50,717
- Rank in Brazil
- #562
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 37,711
- people
Dayane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dayane, 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 (26,816 people).
50,520 women 197 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 Dayane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dayane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.050%
- Paraíba 0.039%
- Goiás 0.037%
- Pernambuco 0.037%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,633 | 0.024% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,927 | 0.034% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,034 | 0.025% |
| Pernambuco | 3,340 | 0.037% |
| Paraná | 3,238 | 0.028% |
| Goiás | 2,640 | 0.037% |
| Ceará | 2,126 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 2,072 | 0.026% |
| Maranhão | 1,754 | 0.026% |
| Alagoas | 1,549 | 0.050% |
| Paraíba | 1,532 | 0.039% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,147 | 0.035% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,138 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,108 | 0.029% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,032 | 0.028% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 982 | 0.036% |
| Distrito Federal | 928 | 0.033% |
| Bahia | 895 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 864 | 0.022% |
| Sergipe | 646 | 0.029% |
| Piauí | 545 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 484 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 337 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 295 | 0.019% |
| Amapá | 190 | 0.026% |
| Acre | 162 | 0.020% |
| Roraima | 119 | 0.019% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Dayane
It swaps the I for a Y, with the same sound; Wiktionary lists it as an alternative form of Daiane.
About the name Daiane
Wiktionary records Daiane as a borrowing from English Diane and as a divergent form of Diana, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives it as coming from English or French Diane, from Latin Diana. Behind the Name explains Diane as the French form of Diana, a name meaning 'divine, goddess-like', derived from Latin dia or diva, 'goddess'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 200,981 people named Daiane, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Daiane
Sources
- Wiktionary: Daiane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Diane · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Diana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Diana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Dayane
What does the name Dayane mean?
Dayane means “form of Diane and Diana, 'divine'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Daiane, of which Dayane is a spelling.
How many people are named Dayane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 50,717 people with the first name Dayane, which ranks it number 562 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Dayane a boy's or a girl's name?
Dayane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 50,520 women and 197 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Dayane?
Dayane is a name of English, French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Dayane most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.050% of the state's population is named Dayane (1,549 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Dayane?
Daiane and Dayanne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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