Meaning of the nameShayane
- Female
- Sha-ya-ne
Shayane is a spelling of the name Shaiane.
Meaning
The meaning of Shayane 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)
- 2,378
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,549
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,464
- people
Shayane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Shayane, 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 (1,265 people).
2,359 women 0 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 Shayane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Shayane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 344 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 264 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 239 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 185 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 167 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 136 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 135 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 84 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 82 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 79 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 50 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Shayane
It swaps the i for a y, and is the least common spelling in the group.
About the name Shaiane
The origin of the name Shaiane is uncertain. It ends in -ane, a feminine formative in many Brazilian names, such as Taiane and Luciane, which the Morfemário (morpheme guide) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the French ending -anne. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,810 people named Shaiane, with a median age of 23, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Shayane is the variant written with y.
Other spellings of Shaiane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Shaiane | 3,810 |
| Shayane | 2,378 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Shayane
What does the name Shayane mean?
The meaning of Shayane 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 Shayane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,378 people with the first name Shayane, which ranks it number 4,549 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Shayane a boy's or a girl's name?
Shayane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,359 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Shayane most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Shayane (239 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Shayane?
Shaiane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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