Meaning of the nameGiliane
- Female
- Gi-li-a-ne
Giliane is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil also records as Gilianne.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,433 people named Giliane, the 4,496th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Giliane 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)
- 2,433
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,496
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,574
- people
Giliane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giliane, 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 (1,250 people).
2,407 women 26 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 Giliane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giliane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 291 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 212 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 192 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 185 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 183 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 181 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 156 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 143 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 107 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 60 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 51 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 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 Giliane
The origin of the spelling Giliane is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Gilianne as a spelling variant. The ending -iane appears in names such as Cristiane and Viviane, and the Morfemário (morpheme list) sees it as a possible fragment of names like these, with the -ane coming from French -anne. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,433 people named Giliane, almost always women, with a median age of 34; about half were born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Giliane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Giliane
What does the name Giliane mean?
The meaning of Giliane 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 Giliane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,433 people with the first name Giliane, which ranks it number 4,496 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Giliane a boy's or a girl's name?
Giliane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,407 women and 26 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Giliane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.006% of the state's population is named Giliane (181 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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