Meaning of the nameCelena
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ce-le-na
Celena is a feminine name that Wiktionary gives as derived from Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon.
Meaning
“derived from Selene, the name of the Greek goddess of the moon”
Source: Wiktionary: Celena (entrada em English) · Wiktionary: Selene · Behind the Name: Selene · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selene
- People (2022)
- 1,278
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,021
- Median age
- 19.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 950
- people
Celena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Celena, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (269 people).
1,266 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 Celena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Celena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 221 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 124 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 104 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 81 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 76 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 66 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Celena
Wiktionary records Celena as a feminine name derived from Selene. Selene is, in Greek, the name of the goddess of the moon, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Selene as a feminine name from Greek with the meaning 'moon'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,278 people named Celena, with a median age of 19.5. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born from 1990 onward.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Celena (entrada em English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Selene · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Selene · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Celena
What does the name Celena mean?
Celena means “derived from Selene, the name of the Greek goddess of the moon”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Celena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,278 people with the first name Celena, which ranks it number 7,021 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Celena a boy's or a girl's name?
Celena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,266 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Celena?
Celena is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Celena most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Celena (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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