Meaning of the nameMaine
- Female
- Mai-ne
Maine is a female name in Brazil, spelled like the American state, and its origin as a given name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,475 people named Maine, the 6,343rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 23, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Maine 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)
- 1,475
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,343
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,573
- people
Maine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maine, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (531 people).
1,462 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 Maine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 481 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 296 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 131 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 99 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 72 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maine
The origin of the name Maine in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary records Maine in Portuguese as a noun borrowed from French, designating the American state and the former French province, and also records a male name from Old Irish, with no documented link to the Brazilian use. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the spellings Mainne, Mayne, Maynne and Miane. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,475 people named Maine, with a median age of 23; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born between 1980 and 2009.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Maine
What does the name Maine mean?
The meaning of Maine 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 Maine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,475 people with the first name Maine, which ranks it number 6,343 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maine a boy's or a girl's name?
Maine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,462 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maine most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Maine (481 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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