Meaning of the nameNauane
- Female
- Nau-a-ne
Nauane is a Brazilian female name ending in -ane, an ending from the French -anne, generally of people born from the 2000s on.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,746 people named Nauane, the 5,620th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 11, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Nauane 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)
- 1,746
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,620
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,065
- people
Nauane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nauane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (909 people).
1,731 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 Nauane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nauane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 211 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 199 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 183 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 138 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 105 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 84 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 67 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nauane
Nauane ends in -ane, a feminine formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says comes from the French -anne and that, according to it, gained popularity from the 1950s on. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,746 people named Nauane, with a median age of 11. Almost always female, the largest group was born in the 2010s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nauane
What does the name Nauane mean?
The meaning of Nauane 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 Nauane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,746 people with the first name Nauane, which ranks it number 5,620 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Nauane a boy's or a girl's name?
Nauane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,731 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nauane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nauane (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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