Meaning of the nameGildeane
- Female
- Gil-de-a-ne
Gildeane is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation with the ending -ane; its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,109 people named Gildeane, the 7,701st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Gildeane 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)
- 1,109
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,701
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,139
- people
Gildeane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gildeane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (427 people).
1,082 women 27 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 Gildeane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gildeane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 345 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 158 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 104 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 78 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 47 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 18 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gildeane
Gildeane has the ending -ane, a feminine formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to French -anne, with names such as Cristiane and Viviane. The beginning resembles the formative Gil-, of uncertain origin and perhaps derived from Gilberto, present in names such as Gilda, Gildo and Gilderson, but the combination in this name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,109 people named Gildeane, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The people recorded are almost always female, and most were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gildeane
What does the name Gildeane mean?
The meaning of Gildeane 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 Gildeane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,109 people with the first name Gildeane, which ranks it number 7,701 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gildeane a boy's or a girl's name?
Gildeane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,082 women and 27 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gildeane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gildeane (345 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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