Meaning of the nameLayne
- Female
- Lay-ne
Layne is a spelling of the name Laine.
Meaning
The meaning of Layne 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)
- 2,310
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,634
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,154
- people
Layne in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Layne, 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 (928 people).
2,294 women 0 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 Layne is most common
States with the highest share of people named Layne in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 295 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 262 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 254 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 159 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 134 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 133 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 123 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 122 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 85 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 57 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Layne
Spelling with Y, the same as the English surname Layne, which Wiktionary also records as a masculine name in English; in Brazil, the records are almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
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.
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 Layne
What does the name Layne mean?
The meaning of Layne 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 Layne in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,310 people with the first name Layne, which ranks it number 4,634 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Layne a boy's or a girl's name?
Layne is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,294 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Layne most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Layne (133 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Layne?
Laine. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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