Meaning of the nameGirlane
- Female
- Gir-la-ne
Girlane is a modern Brazilian feminine name ending in -lane, and its exact origin is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Girlane 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)
- 6,246
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,346
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,719
- people
Girlane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Girlane, 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 (1,975 people).
6,184 women 62 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 Girlane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Girlane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.010%
- Pernambuco 0.009%
- Alagoas 0.009%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,436 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 848 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 444 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 404 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 384 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 382 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 357 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 272 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 263 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 241 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 208 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 155 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 150 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 133 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 124 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Girlane
Girlane ends in -lane, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records with an uncertain origin, perhaps from the English name Lanie or from the French -ane with a linking -l-; it also appears in Edilane and Gislane. The spelling Jirlane is recorded as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,246 people named Girlane, with a median age of 32. It is almost always a woman's name, with the most records among women born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Girlane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-LANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Girlane
What does the name Girlane mean?
The meaning of Girlane 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 Girlane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,246 people with the first name Girlane, which ranks it number 2,346 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Girlane a boy's or a girl's name?
Girlane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,184 women and 62 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Girlane most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.010% of the state's population is named Girlane (1,436 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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