Meaning of the nameJosilane
- Female
- Jo-si-la-ne
Josilane is a female name formed from Josi- and -lane, two elements of uncertain origin according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,946 people named Josilane, the 3,944th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Josilane is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,946
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,944
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,014
- people
Josilane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josilane, 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 (996 people).
2,910 women 36 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 Josilane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josilane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 404 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 320 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 300 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 288 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 201 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 196 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 177 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 161 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 121 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 117 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 115 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 91 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 67 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 55 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 42 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josilane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates the formation Josi- + -lane. The Morfemário (morpheme list) says that Josi- is of uncertain origin, and that the oldest form found in dictionaries, Josimar, is probably a variant of Josemar. For -lane, also of uncertain origin, it points to the English anthroponym Lanie or to the French. For this reason the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,946 people named Josilane, with a median age of 33. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a female name, and most were born between 1980 and 1999.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josilane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josilane
What does the name Josilane mean?
The meaning of Josilane is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Josilane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,946 people with the first name Josilane, which ranks it number 3,944 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josilane a boy's or a girl's name?
Josilane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,910 women and 36 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josilane most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Josilane (201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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