Meaning of the nameNaine
- Female
- Nai-ne
Naine is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded in Brazil almost always for women born between the 1980s and the 2000s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,336 people named Naine, the 6,811th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 24, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Naine 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)
- 1,336
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,811
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,436
- people
Naine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Naine, 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 (602 people).
1,319 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 Naine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Naine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 214 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 167 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 112 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 41 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| 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 Naine
The origin of Naine is uncertain, and the name has no documented meaning. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ine as a feminine ending from the French suffix -ine, from the Latin diminutive -ina, found in Aline, Janine and Yasmine. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,336 people named Naine, with a median age of 24; it is almost always a female name, and most were born between 1990 and 2000. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ine) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Naine
What does the name Naine mean?
The meaning of Naine 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 Naine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,336 people with the first name Naine, which ranks it number 6,811 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Naine a boy's or a girl's name?
Naine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,319 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Naine most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Naine (214 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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