Meaning of the nameLuciane
- Female
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-a-ne
Luciane is a feminine name, a variant of Luciana with the French-origin ending -ane, linked through Latin Lucius to the word lux, 'light'.
Meaning
“variant of Luciana, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”
Source: Behind the Name: Luciane · Behind the Name: Luciana · Behind the Name: Lucius
- People (2022)
- 82,059
- Rank in Brazil
- #373
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 81,510
- people
Luciane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luciane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (33,127 people).
81,706 women 353 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 Luciane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luciane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.124%
- Paraná 0.100%
- Santa Catarina 0.094%
- Amapá 0.068%
- Pará 0.057%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 15,883 | 0.036% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 13,450 | 0.124% |
| Paraná | 11,397 | 0.100% |
| Santa Catarina | 7,178 | 0.094% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,530 | 0.041% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,701 | 0.023% |
| Pará | 4,595 | 0.057% |
| Bahia | 2,589 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 2,488 | 0.037% |
| Amazonas | 2,050 | 0.052% |
| Goiás | 1,521 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,427 | 0.039% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,062 | 0.039% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,003 | 0.026% |
| Pernambuco | 988 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 821 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 688 | 0.024% |
| Rondônia | 588 | 0.037% |
| Amapá | 496 | 0.068% |
| Alagoas | 486 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 478 | 0.015% |
| Tocantins | 391 | 0.026% |
| Paraíba | 381 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 246 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 222 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 201 | 0.032% |
| Acre | 199 | 0.024% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luciane
Behind the Name treats Luciane as a variant of Luciana, the feminine of the Roman Lucianus, a name derived from the given name Lucius, which comes from Latin lux, 'light'; Wiktionary also links Lucius to lūx. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes the name as Luci- + -ane, and its Morfemário explains that -ane comes from French -anne and that, apparently, this ending became popular from the 1950s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 82,059 people named Luciane, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Luciane · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Luciana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lucius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luciane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Lucianus · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Lucius · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Luciane
What does the name Luciane mean?
Luciane means “variant of Luciana, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Luciane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 82,059 people with the first name Luciane, which ranks it number 373 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Luciane a boy's or a girl's name?
Luciane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 81,706 women and 353 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luciane?
Luciane is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luciane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.124% of the state's population is named Luciane (13,450 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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