Meaning of the nameRaiane
- Female
- Rai-a-ne
Raiane is a female Brazilian name formed, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, from Rai- and -ane; its meaning is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Raiane 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)
- 79,588
- Rank in Brazil
- #385
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 101,990
- people
Raiane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raiane, 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 (33,366 people).
79,087 women 501 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 Raiane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raiane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,340 | 0.023% |
| Bahia | 9,280 | 0.066% |
| Minas Gerais | 8,060 | 0.039% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,775 | 0.042% |
| Pará | 5,952 | 0.073% |
| Pernambuco | 4,288 | 0.047% |
| Ceará | 3,550 | 0.040% |
| Maranhão | 3,525 | 0.052% |
| Goiás | 3,192 | 0.045% |
| Paraná | 2,715 | 0.024% |
| Amazonas | 2,413 | 0.061% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,948 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,783 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,719 | 0.047% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,693 | 0.022% |
| Paraíba | 1,568 | 0.039% |
| Alagoas | 1,416 | 0.045% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,349 | 0.041% |
| Piauí | 1,338 | 0.041% |
| Sergipe | 1,286 | 0.058% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,237 | 0.044% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,061 | 0.039% |
| Rondônia | 984 | 0.062% |
| Tocantins | 751 | 0.050% |
| Acre | 515 | 0.062% |
| Amapá | 505 | 0.069% |
| Roraima | 345 | 0.054% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raiane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives the formation Rai- + -ane; in its morpheme list, Rai- is probably taken from names such as Raimundo, and -ane comes from French -anne. Behind the Name considers the meaning uncertain: the name may be an expansion of the Portuguese word raio, 'ray', or may have been inspired by the Arabic names Rayyan or Rayhana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,588 people named Raiane, with a median age of 21; most were born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
It writes the sound with I; it is the most recorded spelling in the group and the one the dictionary uses as its main entry.
Other spellings of Raiane
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raiane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Raiane · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Rayane · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Raiane
What does the name Raiane mean?
The meaning of Raiane 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 Raiane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 79,588 people with the first name Raiane, which ranks it number 385 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Raiane a boy's or a girl's name?
Raiane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 79,087 women and 501 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Raiane most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.073% of the state's population is named Raiane (5,952 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raiane?
Rayane and Rayanne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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