Meaning of the nameLiane
- Female
- Li-a-ne
Liane is a female name that Behind the Name describes as a German short form of Juliane and that the Brazilian dictionary analyzes as Li- + -ane.
Meaning
The meaning of Liane 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)
- 12,380
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,472
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,160
- people
Liane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Liane, 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 (3,023 people).
12,339 women 41 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 Liane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Liane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.047%
- Santa Catarina 0.013%
- Paraná 0.008%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,104 | 0.047% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,006 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 964 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 860 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 736 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 562 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 457 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 298 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 263 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 240 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 224 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 221 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 196 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 180 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 177 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 144 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 121 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 111 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 100 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 80 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 55 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 46 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 40 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Liane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Liane as Li + -ane, and its Morfemário includes Liane among the traditional names with the ending -ane, from French -anne. Behind the Name describes it as a short form of Juliane, the German and French feminine form of Julian; Julian comes from the Roman name Iulianus, derived from Julius, whose etymology is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,380 people named Liane, almost always women, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Liane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Liane · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Juliane · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Julian · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Julius · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Liane
What does the name Liane mean?
The meaning of Liane 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 Liane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,380 people with the first name Liane, which ranks it number 1,472 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Liane a boy's or a girl's name?
Liane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,339 women and 41 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Liane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.047% of the state's population is named Liane (5,104 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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