Meaning of the nameJayane
- Female
- Jay-a-ne
Jayane is a spelling of the name Jaiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Jayane 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)
- 3,043
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,854
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,397
- people
Jayane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jayane, 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 (1,662 people).
3,025 women 0 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 Jayane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jayane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 368 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 242 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 238 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 230 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 212 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 199 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 196 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 187 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 180 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 177 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 144 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 105 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 72 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 30 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jayane
It uses Y in place of I, a frequent swap in Brazilian names. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
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.
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 Jayane
What does the name Jayane mean?
The meaning of Jayane 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 Jayane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,043 people with the first name Jayane, which ranks it number 3,854 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jayane a boy's or a girl's name?
Jayane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,025 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jayane most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Jayane (187 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jayane?
Jaiane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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