Meaning of the nameIrlane
- Female
- Ir-la-ne
Irlane is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -lane, a name-forming element.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,442 people named Irlane, the 4,489th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Irlane 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)
- 2,442
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,489
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,525
- people
Irlane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irlane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (749 people).
2,408 women 34 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 Irlane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irlane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pará 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 540 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 304 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 239 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 231 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 174 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 170 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 112 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 76 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 67 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 53 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 51 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Irlane
The origin of Irlane is uncertain. The name ends in -lane, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as of uncertain origin, perhaps from the English name Lanie or from the French -ane with a linking -l-, and which also appears in Edilane, Marilane and Valdilane. The beginning Irla- has no entry in that morfemário. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,442 people named Irlane, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. The largest group was born in the 1990s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Irlane
What does the name Irlane mean?
The meaning of Irlane 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 Irlane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,442 people with the first name Irlane, which ranks it number 4,489 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Irlane a boy's or a girl's name?
Irlane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,408 women and 34 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Irlane most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Irlane (231 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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