Meaning of the nameRauane
- Female
- Ra-u-a-ne
Rauane is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ane, an element the Morfemário links to French -anne, and of uncertain origin; almost all the women recorded were born from 1990 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,202 people named Rauane, the 4,797th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 15, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Rauane 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)
- 2,202
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,797
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,643
- people
Rauane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rauane, 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 (938 people).
2,120 women 82 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 Rauane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rauane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 300 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 203 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 193 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 171 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 120 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 120 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 101 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 96 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 74 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 71 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 43 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 32 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rauane
Rauane ends in -ane, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil attributes to French -anne, a language in which it already works as a name element. The origin of the spelling Rauane is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,202 people named Rauane, with a median age of 15, almost all born from the 1990s onward, and almost always female. The similar name Rauana has Rauanna and Rhauana among the Dictionary's spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rauana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rauane
What does the name Rauane mean?
The meaning of Rauane 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 Rauane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,202 people with the first name Rauane, which ranks it number 4,797 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rauane a boy's or a girl's name?
Rauane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,120 women and 82 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rauane most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Rauane (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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