Meaning of the nameLeiliane
- Female
- Lei-li-a-ne
Leiliane is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -iane, whose records are concentrated among those born in the 1980s and 1990s; its origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Leiliane 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)
- 15,923
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,238
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 17,219
- people
Leiliane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leiliane, 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 (6,726 people).
15,880 women 43 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 Leiliane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leiliane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,054 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 1,897 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 1,728 | 0.021% |
| Ceará | 1,459 | 0.017% |
| São Paulo | 1,351 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 1,008 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 943 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 727 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 542 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 462 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 412 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 389 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 348 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 346 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 299 | 0.020% |
| Distrito Federal | 269 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 240 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 217 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 175 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 166 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 154 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 145 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 143 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 142 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 127 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 110 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leiliane
The origin of Leiliane is uncertain. The ending -iane is the same as in Brazilian names such as Elidiane, Gleiciane and Lariane, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as perhaps taken from names such as Cristiane, linked to the formative -ane, from French -anne. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,923 people named Leiliane, with a median age of 32; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá. It is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leiliane
What does the name Leiliane mean?
The meaning of Leiliane 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 Leiliane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,923 people with the first name Leiliane, which ranks it number 1,238 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leiliane a boy's or a girl's name?
Leiliane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 15,880 women and 43 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Leiliane most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.023% of the state's population is named Leiliane (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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