Meaning of the nameRailane
- Female
- Rai-la-ne
Railane is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with the beginning Rai- and the ending -lane; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Raylane as a variant.
Meaning
The meaning of Railane 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)
- 11,188
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,573
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,657
- people
Railane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Railane, 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 (5,012 people).
11,102 women 86 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 Railane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Railane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,030 | 0.021% |
| Pará | 1,910 | 0.024% |
| Maranhão | 1,466 | 0.022% |
| Amazonas | 637 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 513 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 378 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 357 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 318 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 317 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 269 | 0.037% |
| Tocantins | 268 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 258 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 251 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 184 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 176 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 133 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 105 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 103 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 78 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Railane
The origin of Railane is not known for certain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the beginning Rai- as probably taken from Raimundo and the ending -lane as of uncertain origin, perhaps from the English Lanie or from the French -ane with a linking l. The dictionary lists Railanne, Raylane, Raylanne and Rhaylane as spelling variants of Railane. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,188 people named Railane, with a median age of 18; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1990s and 2000s.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with I after the A.
Other spellings of Railane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Railane | 11,188 |
| Raylane | 5,415 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Railane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rai-, -lane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Railane
What does the name Railane mean?
The meaning of Railane 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 Railane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,188 people with the first name Railane, which ranks it number 1,573 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Railane a boy's or a girl's name?
Railane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,102 women and 86 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Railane most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.037% of the state's population is named Railane (269 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Railane?
Raylane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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