Meaning of the nameJaiane
- Female
- Jai-a-ne
Jaiane is a Brazilian female name ending in the formative -iane, as in Cristiane and Raiane, with Jayane as a Y variant.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaiane 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)
- 15,483
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,267
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,969
- people
Jaiane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaiane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (7,439 people).
15,378 women 105 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 Jaiane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaiane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.022%
- Pará 0.021%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.017%
- Amapá 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,084 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 1,728 | 0.021% |
| São Paulo | 1,278 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 1,193 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 958 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 841 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 714 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 626 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 559 | 0.017% |
| Alagoas | 473 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 443 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 412 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 387 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 348 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 343 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 336 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 295 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 281 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 232 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 222 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 147 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 133 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 114 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 101 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 96 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 81 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 58 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaiane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -iane as a possible fragment of names such as Cristiane, and -ane as an ending coming from the French -anne; the same entry covers the form -yane. The origin of the initial element Jai- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,483 people named Jaiane, with a median age of 20, almost always women and mostly born in the 1990s and 2000s. Jayane swaps the I for Y.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with I. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Jaiane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jaiane | 15,483 |
| Jayane | 3,043 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jaiane
What does the name Jaiane mean?
The meaning of Jaiane 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 Jaiane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,483 people with the first name Jaiane, which ranks it number 1,267 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jaiane a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaiane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 15,378 women and 105 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jaiane most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.022% of the state's population is named Jaiane (3,084 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jaiane?
Jayane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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