Meaning of the nameLaine
- Female
- Lai-ne
Laine is a feminine name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes as La- + -ine and marks as a possible Brazilianism.
Meaning
The meaning of Laine 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)
- 8,347
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,930
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,317
- people
Laine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Laine, 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 (3,073 people).
8,277 women 70 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 Laine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Laine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,488 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,208 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 761 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 661 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 421 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 373 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 310 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 277 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 272 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 269 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 251 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 223 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 220 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 199 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 180 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 168 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 138 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 127 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 115 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 114 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 109 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 109 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 104 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 85 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 84 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 50 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Laine
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Laine as La- + -ine, marks the etymology as a possible Brazilianism, and records the spellings Lainne, Lainny, Lainy, Layne and Laynne. In that work's Morfemário (morpheme list), -ine comes from French -ine, which comes from Latin -ina, a diminutive suffix, as in Aline and Caroline. The meaning of Laine is not known for certain; with the same spelling, Behind the Name records an Estonian name that means 'wave'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,347 people named Laine, with a median age of 22.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with I, and most of the people were born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Laine
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Laine | 8,347 |
| Layne | 2,310 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Laine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-INE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Laine · behindthename.com · spelling
- Wiktionary: Layne · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Laine
What does the name Laine mean?
The meaning of Laine 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 Laine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,347 people with the first name Laine, which ranks it number 1,930 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Laine a boy's or a girl's name?
Laine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,277 women and 70 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Laine most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.011% of the state's population is named Laine (1,488 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Laine?
Layne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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