Meaning of the nameDejane
- Female
- De-ja-ne
Dejane is a Brazilian female name formed from De- and Jane, classified as a brasileirismo, a Brazilian coinage.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,345 people named Dejane, the 4,588th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Dejane 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)
- 2,345
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,588
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,974
- people
Dejane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dejane, 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 (829 people).
2,217 women 128 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 Dejane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dejane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 346 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 284 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 223 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 208 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 161 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 125 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 98 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 85 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 54 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dejane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Dejane as De- + Jane and classifies it as a brasileirismo (Brazilian coinage). Jane is, according to Behind the Name, a medieval English form linked to Iohannes, the Latin form of John, but no source gives a meaning to the element De-, and so the meaning of the name as a whole is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,345 people named Dejane, with a median age of 39. It is almost always a female name, with records concentrated in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dejane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Jane · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Dejane
What does the name Dejane mean?
The meaning of Dejane 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 Dejane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,345 people with the first name Dejane, which ranks it number 4,588 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dejane a boy's or a girl's name?
Dejane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,217 women and 128 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dejane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Dejane (284 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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