Meaning of the nameAlciene
- Female
- Al-ci-e-ne
Alciene is a Brazilian feminine name of modern formation, which the Morfemário links to the element Alci-, and of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,197 people named Alciene, the 4,805th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Alciene 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)
- 2,197
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,805
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,375
- people
Alciene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alciene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (885 people).
2,156 women 41 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 Alciene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alciene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Pará 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 229 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 210 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 191 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 191 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 187 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 147 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 140 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 129 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 127 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 57 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alciene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Alciene among the names with the formative Alci-, described as a probable splinter of traditional given names like Alcione. The ending -ene appears in the Morfemário as probably coming from French -enne or as a splinter of names like Irene and Marlene. The origin of the spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,197 people named Alciene, with a median age of 39. It is almost always a feminine name, with most of those born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alciene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alciene
What does the name Alciene mean?
The meaning of Alciene 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 Alciene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,197 people with the first name Alciene, which ranks it number 4,805 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Alciene a boy's or a girl's name?
Alciene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,156 women and 41 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alciene most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Alciene (210 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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