Meaning of the nameKaiane
- Female
- Kai-a-ne
Kaiane is a Brazilian female name ending in -ane, with spellings in K, C and Y: Kaiane, Caiane and Kayane.
Meaning
The meaning of Kaiane 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)
- 3,690
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,383
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,489
- people
Kaiane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kaiane, 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 (2,263 people).
3,645 women 45 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 Kaiane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kaiane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Ceará 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 672 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 422 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 376 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 330 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 256 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 224 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 198 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 151 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 129 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 113 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 91 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 43 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kaiane
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ane as a feminine formative coming from the French -anne, which already worked as a name-forming element in French and appears in Cristiane, Luciane and Taiane. The origin of Kai- and of the whole name is uncertain. The dictionary records the same alternation of K, C and Y in Kaiana, with the variants Caiana and Kayana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,690 people named Kaiane, almost always women; across the three spellings most were born in the 2000s, and, proportionally, Kaiane is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with an initial K and an i.
Other spellings of Kaiane
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kaiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kaiane
What does the name Kaiane mean?
The meaning of Kaiane 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 Kaiane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,690 people with the first name Kaiane, which ranks it number 3,383 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kaiane a boy's or a girl's name?
Kaiane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,645 women and 45 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kaiane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Kaiane (422 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kaiane?
Kayane and Caiane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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