Meaning of the nameYane
- Female
- Ya-ne
Yane is a spelling of the name Iane.
Meaning
The meaning of Yane 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)
- 4,819
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,808
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,403
- people
Yane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,879 people).
4,745 women 74 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 Yane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 449 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 438 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 436 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 431 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 337 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 307 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 286 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 283 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 263 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 211 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 162 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 158 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 148 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 131 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 128 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 79 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 76 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 51 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 40 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 33 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 32 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yane
Spelling with an initial Y and a single N, more frequent among people born in the 2010s.
About the name Iane
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Iane, Yane and Yanne as spellings of the same name, alongside forms with H, such as Hiane and Hyanne. The Morfemário of the same dictionary describes -iane, -yane as a feminine formative, perhaps a fragment of names such as Cristiane. The origin of Iane as an independent name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,085 people named Iane, with a median age of 21. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe, and the spellings with Y are more recent.
Other spellings of Iane
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -yane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Yane
What does the name Yane mean?
The meaning of Yane 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 Yane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,819 people with the first name Yane, which ranks it number 2,808 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Yane a boy's or a girl's name?
Yane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,745 women and 74 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Yane most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Yane (263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yane?
Iane and Yanne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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