Meaning of the nameMayane
- Female
- May-a-ne
Mayane is a spelling of the name Maiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Mayane 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)
- 6,710
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,227
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,955
- people
Mayane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mayane, 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 (2,556 people).
6,668 women 42 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 Mayane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mayane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 922 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 770 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 659 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 538 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 499 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 338 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 293 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 286 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 284 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 268 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 264 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 213 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 164 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 159 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 136 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 132 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 109 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 109 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 103 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 97 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 68 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 55 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 39 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Mayane
It uses Y in place of I. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
About the name Maiane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -iane as a possible fragment of names such as Cristiane, and -ane as an ending coming from the French -anne. The origin of the initial element Mai- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,251 people named Maiane, with a median age of 24, almost always women and mostly born in the 1990s and 2000s. The same dictionary lists Maianne, Mayane and Mayanne as spelling variants.
Other spellings of Maiane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Maiane | 12,251 |
| Mayane | 6,710 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Mayane
What does the name Mayane mean?
The meaning of Mayane 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 Mayane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,710 people with the first name Mayane, which ranks it number 2,227 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Mayane a boy's or a girl's name?
Mayane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,668 women and 42 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mayane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.014% of the state's population is named Mayane (922 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mayane?
Maiane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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