Meaning of the nameMeiriane
- Female
- Mei-ri-a-ne
Meiriane is a modern Brazilian female name ending in -iane, like Cristiane, Mariane and Viviane.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,191 people named Meiriane, the 3,722nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Meiriane 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)
- 3,191
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,722
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,664
- people
Meiriane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Meiriane, 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 (1,277 people).
3,178 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 Meiriane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Meiriane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 607 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 417 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 372 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 229 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 179 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 168 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 168 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 149 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 122 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 71 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 62 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 60 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Meiriane
Meiriane is a name of Brazilian formation, of uncertain origin. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -iane as perhaps a fragment of given names such as Cristiane, linked to the French -anne with a connecting -i-. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,191 people named Meiriane, with a median age of 34. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Meiriane
What does the name Meiriane mean?
The meaning of Meiriane 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 Meiriane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,191 people with the first name Meiriane, which ranks it number 3,722 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Meiriane a boy's or a girl's name?
Meiriane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,178 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Meiriane most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Meiriane (607 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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