Meaning of the nameNayane
- Female
- Na-ya-ne
Nayane is a spelling of the name Naiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Nayane 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)
- 12,937
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,423
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,234
- people
Nayane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nayane, 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 (5,530 people).
12,862 women 75 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 Nayane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nayane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,655 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 1,335 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 1,278 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 1,077 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 1,057 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 841 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 720 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 557 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 455 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 437 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 410 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 360 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 310 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 293 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 292 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 273 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 264 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 251 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 192 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 171 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 141 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 138 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 131 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 84 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 77 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 75 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 63 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Nayane
Spelling with y, as in the -yane form of the Morfemário; proportionally, it appears more in Maranhão.
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.
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 Nayane
What does the name Nayane mean?
The meaning of Nayane 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 Nayane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,937 people with the first name Nayane, which ranks it number 1,423 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Nayane a boy's or a girl's name?
Nayane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,862 women and 75 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nayane most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.016% of the state's population is named Nayane (1,077 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Nayane?
Naiane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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