Meaning of the nameDiane

Diane is a feminine name, the French form of Diana, the Latin name of the Roman goddess of the hunt, whose meaning is 'divine'.

Meaning

“French form of Diana, 'divine'”

Source: Behind the Name: Diane · Behind the Name: Diana · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Diana

People (2022): 12,978
Rank in Brazil: #1,417
Median age: 33 years
2010 Census: 13,572; people

Diane in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Diane, 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 (4,614 people).

12,892 women 86 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 Diane is most common

States with the highest share of people named Diane in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amapá 0.017%
Pará 0.015%
Amazonas 0.013%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
Santa Catarina 0.009%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,491	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,277	0.012%
Pará	1,178	0.015%
Bahia	1,072	0.008%
Minas Gerais	1,036	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	786	0.005%
Paraná	705	0.006%
Santa Catarina	669	0.009%
Amazonas	519	0.013%
Pernambuco	422	0.005%
Maranhão	418	0.006%
Goiás	355	0.005%
Mato Grosso	247	0.007%
Ceará	246	0.003%
Espírito Santo	206	0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul	179	0.007%
Distrito Federal	160	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	152	0.005%
Paraíba	143	0.004%
Amapá	125	0.017%
Rondônia	114	0.007%
Alagoas	111	0.004%
Sergipe	95	0.004%
Tocantins	80	0.005%
Roraima	77	0.012%
Piauí	68	0.002%
Acre	47	0.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Diane

Wiktionary records Diane as a French name coming from the Latin Diana, the name of the Roman goddess, and Behind the Name presents it as the French form of Diana. For Diana, Behind the Name gives the meaning 'divine, goddess-like', and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives 'divine', with Machado's observation that the form comes from French influence. Wiktionary also links the Brazilian name Daiane to the English Diane. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,978 people named Diane, with a peak among those born in the 1980s (4,614 people).

Sources

Wiktionary: Diane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Diane · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Diana · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Diana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Diane

What does the name Diane mean?

Diane means “French form of Diana, 'divine'”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Diane in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,978 people with the first name Diane, which ranks it number 1,417 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Diane a boy's or a girl's name?

Diane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,892 women and 86 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Diane?

Diane is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Diane most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.017% of the state's population is named Diane (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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