Meaning of the nameJaniele
- Female
- Ja-ni-e-le
Janiele is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the French-origin ending -ele, also found in Franciele and Josiele.
Meaning
The meaning of Janiele 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)
- 14,472
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,324
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,939
- people
Janiele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janiele, 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 (6,170 people).
14,354 women 118 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 Janiele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janiele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.036%
- Paraíba 0.031%
- Ceará 0.024%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.023%
- Pernambuco 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 2,140 | 0.024% |
| Pernambuco | 1,720 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 1,502 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 1,241 | 0.031% |
| Alagoas | 1,119 | 0.036% |
| Pará | 982 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 842 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 840 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 770 | 0.023% |
| Piauí | 484 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 465 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 354 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 317 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 279 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 267 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 166 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 147 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 131 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 127 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 104 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 101 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 78 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 70 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 68 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 66 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 53 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 39 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janiele
The origin of the spelling Janiele is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the ending -ele, with the forms -eli, -ely and -elle, to the French -elle, itself coming from the Italian diminutive -ella and from the feminine of the ending -el, and cites Brazilian names such as Franciele, Josiele and Mariele. The same Morfemário lists the masculine Janiel among the Brazilian names ending in -el. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,472 people named Janiele, with a median age of 25. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Janiel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Janiele
What does the name Janiele mean?
The meaning of Janiele 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 Janiele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,472 people with the first name Janiele, which ranks it number 1,324 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janiele a boy's or a girl's name?
Janiele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,354 women and 118 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Janiele most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.036% of the state's population is named Janiele (1,119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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