Meaning of the nameGiane
- Female
- Gi-a-ne
Giane is a modern Brazilian female name of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Giane 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)
- 7,074
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,151
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,247
- people
Giane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giane, 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 (2,464 people).
6,958 women 116 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 Giane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.011%
- Santa Catarina 0.010%
- São Paulo 0.005%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,171 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,232 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 855 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 723 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 548 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 358 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 177 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 114 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 108 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 103 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 97 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 75 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Giane
The origin of Giane is uncertain. The spelling with Gi- followed by -ane recalls other Brazilian female names in -ane, an ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as coming from French -anne. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,074 people named Giane, with a median age of 44; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. It is almost always a female name, and most of those recorded were born between 1960 and 1989.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Giane (no definition) · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Giane
What does the name Giane mean?
The meaning of Giane 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 Giane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,074 people with the first name Giane, which ranks it number 2,151 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Giane a boy's or a girl's name?
Giane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,958 women and 116 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Giane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.011% of the state's population is named Giane (1,232 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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