Meaning of the nameGerlane
- Female
- Ger-la-ne
Gerlane is a Brazilian feminine name that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes among the names with the Germanic element Ger-, 'spear'.
Meaning
The meaning of Gerlane is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 10,787
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,619
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,127
- people
Gerlane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gerlane, 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 (3,579 people).
10,637 women 150 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 Gerlane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gerlane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.044%
- Pernambuco 0.021%
- Alagoas 0.016%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.013%
- Piauí 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,906 | 0.021% |
| Paraíba | 1,729 | 0.044% |
| Ceará | 1,041 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 751 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 697 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 607 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 538 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 537 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 500 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 436 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 431 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 429 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 240 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 189 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 188 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 113 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 66 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 56 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 47 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gerlane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Gerlane among the Brazilian names with the element Ger-, of Germanic origin gari-/geri-, 'spear'; Gerliane and Gerline appear in the same list. The ending -lane, recorded in the Morfemário in names such as Gislane and Marilane, has an uncertain origin: perhaps it comes from the English name Lanie or from French -ane with a linking L. The name as a whole has no meaning known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,787 people named Gerlane. The name is almost always female, has most of its records among people born in the 1980s and 1990s, and is proportionally most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ger-, -lane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gerlane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gerlane
What does the name Gerlane mean?
The meaning of Gerlane is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Gerlane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,787 people with the first name Gerlane, which ranks it number 1,619 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Gerlane a boy's or a girl's name?
Gerlane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,637 women and 150 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gerlane most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.044% of the state's population is named Gerlane (1,729 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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