Meaning of the nameJanine
- Female
- French origin
- Hebrew origin
- Ja-ni-ne
Janine is a feminine name of French origin, derived from Jeanne, the feminine form of João (John), which means 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Meaning
“form of Jeanne (from João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Source: Wiktionary: Janine · Behind the Name: Janine · Behind the Name: Jeannine · Behind the Name: Jeanne · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 11,652
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,531
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,361
- people
Janine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janine, 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 (3,844 people).
11,578 women 74 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 Janine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.013%
- Alagoas 0.010%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Santa Catarina 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,511 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 1,449 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,388 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,284 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 1,224 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 733 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 572 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 526 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 517 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 326 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 326 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 249 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 210 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 181 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 180 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 168 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 145 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 142 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 139 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 129 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 67 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 58 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 38 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janine
Wiktionary explains Janine through the French Janine and Jeannine, from Jeanne with the suffix -ine and with the influence of Jane; Behind the Name treats it as a variant of Jeannine, a diminutive of Jeanne. Jeanne is the modern French form of Jehanne, the Old French feminine of Iohannes, or João, which comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious', according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,652 people named Janine, with a median age of 31. Janeine and Jannine are among the recorded spelling variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Janine · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Janine · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jeannine · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jeanne · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Janine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Janine
What does the name Janine mean?
Janine means “form of Jeanne (from João), 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Janine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,652 people with the first name Janine, which ranks it number 1,531 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janine a boy's or a girl's name?
Janine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,578 women and 74 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Janine?
Janine is a name of French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Janine most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.014% of the state's population is named Janine (517 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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