Meaning of the nameJayne
Jayne is a spelling of the name Jaine, which means “form of the English Jane, feminine of John; from Hebrew, 'God is gracious'”.
Meaning
“form of the English Jane, feminine of John; from Hebrew, 'God is gracious'”
Meaning of the name Jaine, of which Jayne is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Jane · Behind the Name: Jane · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 4,522
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,943
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,727
- people
Jayne in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jayne, 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 (2,426 people).
4,464 women 58 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 Jayne is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jayne in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.007%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 705 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 417 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 310 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 261 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 241 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 240 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 212 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 209 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 186 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 142 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 140 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 139 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 138 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 123 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 115 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 113 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 101 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 98 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 69 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 51 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 34 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jayne
Spelling with y, the same as the English form that Behind the Name gives as a variant of Jane.
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.
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 Jayne
What does the name Jayne mean?
Jayne means “form of the English Jane, feminine of John; from Hebrew, 'God is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jaine, of which Jayne is a spelling.
How many people are named Jayne in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,522 people with the first name Jayne, which ranks it number 2,943 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jayne a boy's or a girl's name?
Jayne is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,464 women and 58 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jayne?
Jayne is a name of English, French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jayne most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Jayne (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jayne?
Jaine. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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