Meaning of the nameEdlane
- Female
- Ed-la-ne
Edlane is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, which resembles Edlene, a name recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,788 people named Edlane, the 5,537th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Edlane 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)
- 1,788
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,537
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,136
- people
Edlane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edlane, 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 (596 people).
1,771 women 0 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 Edlane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edlane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 402 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 221 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 199 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 166 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 119 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 111 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 98 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 91 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 69 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edlane
The origin of the spelling Edlane is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Edlene and Edla, but with no etymology or explicit link to Edlane. The morpheme list describes -lane, seen in Edilane, Gislane and Jacilane, as of uncertain origin, perhaps from the English Lanie or from the French -ane with a linking l; Edlane does not appear among its examples. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,788 people named Edlane, with a median age of 32, almost always female; proportionally, the name is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edlene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edlane
What does the name Edlane mean?
The meaning of Edlane 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 Edlane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,788 people with the first name Edlane, which ranks it number 5,537 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Edlane a boy's or a girl's name?
Edlane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,771 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edlane most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Edlane (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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