Meaning of the nameLeilane
- Female
- Lei-la-ne
Leilane is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, used mostly by people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Leilane 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)
- 8,413
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,927
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,254
- people
Leilane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leilane, 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 (3,015 people).
8,378 women 35 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 Leilane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leilane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,346 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 954 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 879 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 574 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 491 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 488 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 386 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 360 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 334 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 284 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 279 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 256 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 204 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 188 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 175 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 163 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 163 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 153 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 137 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 115 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 112 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 74 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 73 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 72 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 66 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leilane
The origin of Leilane is uncertain. The name ends like Brazilian female names in -ane, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to French -anne (Juliane, Luciane, Taiane), and like names in -lane, which the same Morfemário gives as of uncertain origin (Edilane, Marilane). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,413 people named Leilane, with a median age of 31. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ane, -lane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leilane
What does the name Leilane mean?
The meaning of Leilane 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 Leilane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,413 people with the first name Leilane, which ranks it number 1,927 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leilane a boy's or a girl's name?
Leilane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,378 women and 35 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Leilane most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.010% of the state's population is named Leilane (1,346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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