Meaning of the nameEliane
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- E-li-a-ne
Eliane is a feminine name that Behind the Name gives as the Portuguese form of Éliane, probably from Latin Aeliana, but whose meaning is not known with certainty.
Meaning
The meaning of Eliane 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)
- 323,149
- Rank in Brazil
- #86
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 343,168
- people
Eliane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eliane, 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 (105,033 people).
322,020 women 1,129 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 Eliane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eliane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.247%
- Santa Catarina 0.218%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.203%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.200%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.198%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 59,524 | 0.134% |
| Minas Gerais | 33,391 | 0.163% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32,661 | 0.203% |
| Paraná | 28,216 | 0.247% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21,728 | 0.200% |
| Pernambuco | 17,163 | 0.190% |
| Santa Catarina | 16,556 | 0.218% |
| Bahia | 15,380 | 0.109% |
| Goiás | 11,917 | 0.169% |
| Pará | 10,923 | 0.135% |
| Maranhão | 9,153 | 0.135% |
| Ceará | 8,448 | 0.096% |
| Mato Grosso | 7,037 | 0.192% |
| Paraíba | 6,581 | 0.166% |
| Espírito Santo | 6,214 | 0.162% |
| Alagoas | 5,863 | 0.188% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 5,446 | 0.198% |
| Amazonas | 4,441 | 0.113% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,370 | 0.155% |
| Piauí | 4,059 | 0.124% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,824 | 0.116% |
| Rondônia | 3,015 | 0.191% |
| Sergipe | 2,478 | 0.112% |
| Tocantins | 1,955 | 0.129% |
| Amapá | 1,040 | 0.142% |
| Acre | 1,008 | 0.121% |
| Roraima | 758 | 0.119% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eliane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Eliane as Eli- + -ane. The element -ane comes from French -anne, a formative of feminine names; the origin of Eli-, however, is doubtful, perhaps linked to Eliel, 'God (is) high'. Wiktionary gives French Éliane as coming from Latin Aeliana, the feminine of the family name Aelius, and adds that the name can also come from Hebrew Eli'Anah, literally 'my God has answered me'; Behind the Name also gives 'probably' Aeliana. Because the explanations differ, the meaning is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 323,149 people named Eliane, with a peak among those born in the 1970s; proportionally, the name is most common in Paraná. Heliane is the spelling with an initial H.
It is the most common spelling in the group, without H and without an accent.
Other spellings of Eliane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eliane | 323,149 |
| Heliane | 2,454 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eliane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Eli-, -ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Éliane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Eliane · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Éliane · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Eliane
What does the name Eliane mean?
The meaning of Eliane 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 Eliane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 323,149 people with the first name Eliane, which ranks it number 86 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Eliane a boy's or a girl's name?
Eliane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 322,020 women and 1,129 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Eliane?
Eliane is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Eliane most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.247% of the state's population is named Eliane (28,216 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Eliane?
Heliane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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