Meaning of the nameMiriane
- Female
- Mi-ri-a-ne
Miriane is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -iane, an element common in names such as Cristiane and Mariane.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,122 people named Miriane, the 3,134th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Miriane 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)
- 4,122
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,134
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,219
- people
Miriane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Miriane, 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 (1,338 people).
4,107 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 Miriane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Miriane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 751 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 571 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 416 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 384 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 247 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 244 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 230 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 206 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 155 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 128 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 126 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 100 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 82 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 56 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Miriane
The origin of Miriane is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -iane as an element that forms female names, possibly a fragment of Cristiane, in which the I often works as a linking vowel, as in Mari- plus -ane. The formative -ane comes from French -anne and, according to the Morfemário, became popular from the 1950s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,122 people named Miriane, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Miriane
What does the name Miriane mean?
The meaning of Miriane 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 Miriane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,122 people with the first name Miriane, which ranks it number 3,134 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Miriane a boy's or a girl's name?
Miriane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,107 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Miriane most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Miriane (206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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