Meaning of the nameEleane
- Female
- E-le-a-ne
Eleane is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ane, a formative of French origin, with people born mostly in the 1960s to 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,086 people named Eleane, the 7,810th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43.5, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Eleane 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)
- 1,086
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,810
- Median age
- 43.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 760
- people
Eleane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eleane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (313 people).
1,080 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 Eleane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eleane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 149 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 147 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 124 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 92 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 79 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 47 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eleane
According to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -ane comes from French -anne and became a formative of feminine names in Brazil, as in Adriane, Cristiane and Viviane, popular from the 1950s. The meaning of Eleane is uncertain, because no source describes the beginning of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,086 people named Eleane, with a median age of 43.5, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Eleane
What does the name Eleane mean?
The meaning of Eleane 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 Eleane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,086 people with the first name Eleane, which ranks it number 7,810 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Eleane a boy's or a girl's name?
Eleane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,080 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Eleane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Eleane (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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