Meaning of the nameMeriane
- Female
- Me-ri-a-ne
Meriane is a female name ending in -ane, with people born mainly between the 1970s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Meriane 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)
- 1,731
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,657
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,149
- people
Meriane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Meriane, 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 (657 people).
1,726 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 Meriane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Meriane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 255 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 165 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 128 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 127 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 124 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 123 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 118 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 77 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 57 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Meriane
The formation of Meriane is not known for certain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says -ane comes from the French -anne, a formative in names such as Adriane and Mariane, but has no element Meri-, so the meaning of the whole is not defined. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,731 people named Meriane, with a median age of 34, almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. Mariane, with a in the first syllable, is a name listed in the Dictionary.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mariane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Meriane
What does the name Meriane mean?
The meaning of Meriane 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 Meriane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,731 people with the first name Meriane, which ranks it number 5,657 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Meriane a boy's or a girl's name?
Meriane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,726 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Meriane most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Meriane (255 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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