Meaning of the nameLeliane
- Female
- Le-li-a-ne
Leliane is a Brazilian feminine name with the ending -iane, common in names such as Juciane and Rosiane, proportionally most frequent in Pará.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,474 people named Leliane, the 3,518th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Leliane is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,474
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,518
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,520
- people
Leliane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leliane, 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 (1,444 people).
3,462 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 Leliane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leliane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 509 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 411 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 370 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 364 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 222 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 174 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 164 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 147 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 130 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 124 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 120 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 108 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 103 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 83 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 52 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leliane
The origin of Leliane is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -iane as perhaps taken from given names such as Cristiane, cites Lellyane among the names with this ending, and describes -ane as coming from French -anne, already used as a name formative in Brazil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,474 people named Leliane, with a median age of 35; the records are almost always female, and most were born between 1970 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leliane
What does the name Leliane mean?
The meaning of Leliane is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Leliane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,474 people with the first name Leliane, which ranks it number 3,518 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leliane a boy's or a girl's name?
Leliane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,462 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leliane most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Leliane (370 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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