Meaning of the nameGerlaine
- Female
- Ger-lai-ne
Gerlaine is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the ending -aine and records concentrated among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Gerlaine 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)
- 2,040
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,046
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,087
- people
Gerlaine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gerlaine, 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 (730 people).
2,019 women 21 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 Gerlaine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gerlaine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 459 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 282 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 265 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 229 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 97 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 91 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 63 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gerlaine
The origin of the spelling Gerlaine is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,040 people named Gerlaine, almost all female, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. The records run from the 1950s to the 2010s, with a peak in the 1990s. Gerlane is a neighboring spelling, with its own entry in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil).
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gerlane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gerlaine
What does the name Gerlaine mean?
The meaning of Gerlaine 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 Gerlaine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,040 people with the first name Gerlaine, which ranks it number 5,046 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Gerlaine a boy's or a girl's name?
Gerlaine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,019 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gerlaine most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Gerlaine (282 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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