Meaning of the nameRayane
- Female
- Ray-a-ne
Rayane is a spelling of the name Raiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayane 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)
- 62,205
- Rank in Brazil
- #493
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 39,046
- people
Rayane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayane, 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 (25,052 people).
61,852 women 353 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 Rayane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.066%
- Pernambuco 0.060%
- Paraíba 0.059%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.050%
- Distrito Federal 0.049%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,603 | 0.019% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,979 | 0.050% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,433 | 0.036% |
| Pernambuco | 5,396 | 0.060% |
| Ceará | 2,904 | 0.033% |
| Pará | 2,898 | 0.036% |
| Maranhão | 2,826 | 0.042% |
| Goiás | 2,568 | 0.036% |
| Paraíba | 2,344 | 0.059% |
| Paraná | 2,106 | 0.018% |
| Alagoas | 2,078 | 0.066% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,729 | 0.045% |
| Bahia | 1,681 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 1,618 | 0.041% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,573 | 0.048% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,386 | 0.049% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,145 | 0.031% |
| Sergipe | 954 | 0.043% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 908 | 0.033% |
| Santa Catarina | 869 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 820 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 799 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 510 | 0.034% |
| Rondônia | 449 | 0.028% |
| Roraima | 236 | 0.037% |
| Amapá | 204 | 0.028% |
| Acre | 189 | 0.023% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayane
It swaps I for Y; the dictionary lists it as a spelling variant of Raiane, and Behind the Name records the same spelling as a North African transcription of Arabic Rayyan.
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.
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 Rayane
What does the name Rayane mean?
The meaning of Rayane 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 Rayane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 62,205 people with the first name Rayane, which ranks it number 493 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rayane a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 61,852 women and 353 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rayane most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.066% of the state's population is named Rayane (2,078 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayane?
Raiane and Rayanne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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