Meaning of the nameErilane
- Female
- E-ri-la-ne
Erilane is a Brazilian female name ending in -lane, an element of uncertain origin according to the Morfemário of the Brazilian names dictionary.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 936 people named Erilane, the 8,670th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Erilane 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)
- 936
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,670
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,042
- people
Erilane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erilane, 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 (317 people).
924 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 Erilane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erilane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 208 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 111 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 89 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 64 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 60 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 44 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erilane
Erilane ends in -lane, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says is of uncertain origin, perhaps from the English name Lanie or from the French suffix -ane with a linking -l-; Edilane, Marilane and Josilane use the same ending. The beginning Eri- has no documented origin, and the meaning of the name is not known. It is almost always a female name, most frequent among people born in the 1990s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 936 people named Erilane, with a median age of 26. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erilane
What does the name Erilane mean?
The meaning of Erilane 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 Erilane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 936 people with the first name Erilane, which ranks it number 8,670 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Erilane a boy's or a girl's name?
Erilane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 924 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erilane most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Erilane (208 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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