Meaning of the nameEdjane
- Female
- Ed-ja-ne
Edjane is a Brazilian feminine name that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes among the names with Ed-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth'.
Meaning
The meaning of Edjane 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)
- 16,658
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,197
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 17,293
- people
Edjane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edjane, 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 (6,008 people).
16,417 women 241 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 Edjane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edjane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.069%
- Alagoas 0.065%
- Sergipe 0.043%
- Paraíba 0.037%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 6,253 | 0.069% |
| Alagoas | 2,036 | 0.065% |
| São Paulo | 1,994 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 1,460 | 0.037% |
| Bahia | 1,333 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 949 | 0.043% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 514 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 486 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 248 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 218 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 181 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 131 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 127 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 106 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 99 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 90 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 85 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edjane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Edjane among the Brazilian names with Ed-, Edi-, Ede-, an element from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', the same as in Edite, Edna and Eduardo. The Morfemário also observes that speech inserts a vowel after the d in these names, and the dictionary records the graphic variant Edijane, written with that vowel. The origin of the ending -jane and the meaning of the whole name are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,658 people named Edjane, with a peak among those born in the 1980s; proportionally, the name is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edjane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edjane
What does the name Edjane mean?
The meaning of Edjane 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 Edjane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,658 people with the first name Edjane, which ranks it number 1,197 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edjane a boy's or a girl's name?
Edjane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,417 women and 241 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edjane most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.069% of the state's population is named Edjane (6,253 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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