Meaning of the nameNaiane
- Female
- Nai-a-ne
Naiane is a female name of uncertain origin, also spelled Nayane, with the same ending as Raiane and Taiane and most common among women born in the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Naiane 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)
- 22,189
- Rank in Brazil
- #994
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 27,053
- people
Naiane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Naiane, 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 (10,103 people).
22,091 women 98 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 Naiane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Naiane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,416 | 0.031% |
| São Paulo | 2,178 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 1,992 | 0.025% |
| Ceará | 1,963 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,864 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 1,210 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 1,032 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 726 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 691 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 687 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 647 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 639 | 0.020% |
| Paraná | 570 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 514 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 379 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 352 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 334 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 256 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 252 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 251 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 238 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 231 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 200 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 198 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 165 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 133 | 0.018% |
| Roraima | 71 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Naiane
The origin of Naiane and Nayane is uncertain. Both spellings end like Taiane and Raiane, names that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to the feminine formative -ane, from the French -anne, and to its form -iane or -yane. The name is almost always female and has more records among people born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,189 people named Naiane, with a median age of 25; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Spelling with i, the most common in the group.
Other spellings of Naiane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Naiane | 22,189 |
| Nayane | 12,937 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE, -IANE/-YANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Naiane
What does the name Naiane mean?
The meaning of Naiane 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 Naiane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,189 people with the first name Naiane, which ranks it number 994 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Naiane a boy's or a girl's name?
Naiane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,091 women and 98 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Naiane most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.031% of the state's population is named Naiane (4,416 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Naiane?
Nayane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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