Meaning of the nameEdilaine
- Female
- E-di-lai-ne
Edilaine is a Brazilian female name formed from Edi- and laine; the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links Edi- to Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods'.
Meaning
The meaning of Edilaine is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 21,942
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,001
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,569
- people
Edilaine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edilaine, 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 (8,605 people).
21,871 women 71 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 Edilaine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edilaine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.030%
- Mato Grosso 0.030%
- Paraná 0.024%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.024%
- Minas Gerais 0.017%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,343 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,441 | 0.017% |
| Paraná | 2,769 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,710 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,102 | 0.030% |
| Santa Catarina | 769 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 654 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 646 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 598 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 554 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 480 | 0.030% |
| Espírito Santo | 389 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 314 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 291 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 128 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 120 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 115 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edilaine
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the formation Edi- + laine. According to the project's morpheme list, Edi-/Ede- comes from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', found in names such as Edgar and Eduardo, and the vowel i enters through the phonological pattern of Portuguese. The origin of the second element, laine, is uncertain, and so the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. The dictionary lists Edelaine, Edilayne, Hedilaine, Edylaine, Edlayne and Edlaine as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,942 people named Edilaine, with a median age of 35; proportionally, it is most common in Rondônia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edilaine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edilaine
What does the name Edilaine mean?
The meaning of Edilaine is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Edilaine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,942 people with the first name Edilaine, which ranks it number 1,001 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edilaine a boy's or a girl's name?
Edilaine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,871 women and 71 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edilaine most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.030% of the state's population is named Edilaine (480 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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