Meaning of the namePoliane
- Female
- Po-li-a-ne
Poliane is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with the beginning of Poliana and the ending -ane, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to French -anne.
Meaning
The meaning of Poliane 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)
- 8,498
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,915
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,548
- people
Poliane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Poliane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (3,330 people).
8,461 women 37 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 Poliane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Poliane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.013%
- Rondônia 0.012%
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
- Goiás 0.009%
- Alagoas 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,672 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 1,032 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 619 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 516 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 455 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 385 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 379 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 342 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 240 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 216 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 198 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 195 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 187 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 187 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 181 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 77 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 68 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 66 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 52 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Poliane
Poliane begins as Poliana, which Behind the Name gives as the Brazilian form of Pollyanna, a combination of Polly and Anna and the name of the title character of the novel Pollyanna (1913), by Eleanor H. Porter; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Poliana as Poli + -ana. According to that work's Morfemário (morpheme list), the ending -ane comes from French -anne, appears in names such as Cristiane and Viviane, and gained popularity from the 1950s on. The origin of Poliane as a whole is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,498 people named Poliane, with a median age of 31.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Pollyanna · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Poliana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ANE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Poliane
What does the name Poliane mean?
The meaning of Poliane 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 Poliane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,498 people with the first name Poliane, which ranks it number 1,915 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Poliane a boy's or a girl's name?
Poliane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,461 women and 37 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Poliane most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.013% of the state's population is named Poliane (2,672 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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