Meaning of the nameJosiane
- Female
- French origin
- Hebrew origin
- Jo-si-a-ne
Josiane is a feminine name of French origin, which Behind the Name gives as a diminutive of Joséphine, the feminine of Joseph, the biblical José.
Meaning
“diminutive of Joséphine, French feminine of Joseph, the biblical José ('he will add')”
Source: Behind the Name: Josiane · Behind the Name: Joséphine · Behind the Name: Joseph
- People (2022)
- 131,077
- Rank in Brazil
- #250
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 136,856
- people
Josiane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josiane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (60,043 people).
130,538 women 539 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 Josiane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josiane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.142%
- Amapá 0.136%
- Santa Catarina 0.126%
- Pará 0.109%
- Rondônia 0.104%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 24,322 | 0.055% |
| Minas Gerais | 17,773 | 0.087% |
| Paraná | 16,217 | 0.142% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 10,286 | 0.095% |
| Santa Catarina | 9,568 | 0.126% |
| Pará | 8,837 | 0.109% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 8,334 | 0.052% |
| Bahia | 4,361 | 0.031% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,279 | 0.086% |
| Maranhão | 3,102 | 0.046% |
| Pernambuco | 3,040 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,973 | 0.081% |
| Amazonas | 2,837 | 0.072% |
| Goiás | 2,782 | 0.039% |
| Ceará | 2,739 | 0.031% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,260 | 0.082% |
| Rondônia | 1,638 | 0.104% |
| Amapá | 1,001 | 0.136% |
| Piauí | 953 | 0.029% |
| Distrito Federal | 906 | 0.032% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 887 | 0.027% |
| Paraíba | 832 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 658 | 0.021% |
| Tocantins | 493 | 0.033% |
| Acre | 422 | 0.051% |
| Roraima | 337 | 0.053% |
| Sergipe | 240 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josiane
Behind the Name records Josiane, used in French and in Brazilian Portuguese, as a diminutive of Joséphine, the French feminine form of Joseph, a name that comes from the Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add'. Wiktionary describes the French Josiane as equivalent to Josée plus the suffix -ane. In the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -iane appears as a probable fragment of names such as Cristiane, and -ane as a formative coming from the French -anne. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 131,077 people named Josiane, peaking among those born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Josiane · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joséphine · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joseph · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Josiane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Josiane
What does the name Josiane mean?
Josiane means “diminutive of Joséphine, French feminine of Joseph, the biblical José ('he will add')”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Josiane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 131,077 people with the first name Josiane, which ranks it number 250 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josiane a boy's or a girl's name?
Josiane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 130,538 women and 539 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Josiane?
Josiane is a name of French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Josiane most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.142% of the state's population is named Josiane (16,217 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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