Meaning of the nameNailane
- Female
- Nai-la-ne
Nailane is a modern-formed Brazilian feminine name ending in -lane, whose origin and meaning are not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,009 people named Nailane, the 8,237th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 18, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nailane 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)
- 1,009
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,237
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,018
- people
Nailane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nailane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (442 people).
1,006 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 Nailane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nailane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 405 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nailane
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -lane as a feminine formative of uncertain origin, perhaps from English Lanie or from French -ane with a linking consonant, in names such as Edilane and Marilane. No source explains the beginning Nai-, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,009 people named Nailane, almost always women, with a median age of 18; most were born between 2000 and 2019, and proportionally it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nailane
What does the name Nailane mean?
The meaning of Nailane 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 Nailane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,009 people with the first name Nailane, which ranks it number 8,237 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Nailane a boy's or a girl's name?
Nailane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,006 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nailane most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nailane (405 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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