Meaning of the nameJaine
Jaine is a female name that Wiktionary records as a form of the English Jane, the feminine of John, from a Hebrew name meaning 'God is gracious'.
Meaning
“form of the English Jane, feminine of John; from Hebrew, 'God is gracious'”
Source: Wiktionary: Jane · Behind the Name: Jane · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 30,194
- Rank in Brazil
- #820
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 32,712
- people
Jaine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaine, 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 (15,783 people).
29,403 women 791 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 Jaine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.036%
- Rondônia 0.034%
- Acre 0.032%
- Bahia 0.029%
- Santa Catarina 0.025%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,880 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 4,164 | 0.029% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,217 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 2,139 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,934 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,913 | 0.025% |
| Pernambuco | 1,203 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 1,126 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 1,039 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 889 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 855 | 0.023% |
| Sergipe | 794 | 0.036% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 594 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 588 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 572 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 550 | 0.017% |
| Rondônia | 544 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 496 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 461 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 457 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 455 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 445 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 265 | 0.032% |
| Distrito Federal | 215 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 208 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 141 | 0.022% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaine
Wiktionary lists Jaine and Jayne as alternative forms of the English Jane, which comes from the French Jehanne and, through Latin, from the Hebrew Yôḥānāh, 'God is gracious', the feminine form of the name that gave John. Behind the Name describes Jayne as a variant of Jane, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jayne, Jainne and Jhaine among the spelling variants of Jaine. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,194 people named Jaine, with a median age of 24; proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with the largest number of records among women born in the 1990s.
Other spellings of Jaine
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jaine | 30,194 |
| Jayne | 4,522 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jane · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jane · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Jayne · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Jayne · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jaine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jaine
What does the name Jaine mean?
Jaine means “form of the English Jane, feminine of John; from Hebrew, 'God is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jaine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,194 people with the first name Jaine, which ranks it number 820 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jaine a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 29,403 women and 791 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jaine?
Jaine is a name of English, French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jaine most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.036% of the state's population is named Jaine (794 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jaine?
Jayne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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