Meaning of the nameIane
- Female
- I-a-ne
Iane is a Brazilian feminine name, also spelled Yane and Yanne, ending in -iane; the meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Iane 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)
- 9,085
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,832
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,641
- people
Iane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,187 people).
8,851 women 234 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 Iane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.012%
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.010%
- Maranhão 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,422 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 943 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 675 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 626 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 583 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 550 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 498 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 445 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 424 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 329 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 308 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 281 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 270 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 267 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 254 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 153 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 152 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 150 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 149 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 106 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 92 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 85 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 81 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 76 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 67 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 42 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Iane, Yane and Yanne as spellings of the same name, alongside forms with H, such as Hiane and Hyanne. The Morfemário of the same dictionary describes -iane, -yane as a feminine formative, perhaps a fragment of names such as Cristiane. The origin of Iane as an independent name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,085 people named Iane, with a median age of 21. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe, and the spellings with Y are more recent.
The most common spelling in the group, with an initial I and a single N.
Other spellings of Iane
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -yane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Iane
What does the name Iane mean?
The meaning of Iane 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 Iane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,085 people with the first name Iane, which ranks it number 1,832 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Iane a boy's or a girl's name?
Iane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,851 women and 234 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Iane most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.012% of the state's population is named Iane (254 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Iane?
Yane and Yanne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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