Meaning of the nameCelene
- Female
- Ce-le-ne
Celene is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ene, as in Irene and Marlene.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,349 people named Celene, the 4,585th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Celene 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)
- 2,349
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,585
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,511
- people
Celene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Celene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (571 people).
2,333 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 Celene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Celene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 483 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 334 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 161 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 153 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 137 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 118 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 113 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 105 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 67 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 53 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Celene
The origin of the name Celene is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ene as probably coming from the French -enne or as a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene; the beginning Cel- has no source. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,349 people named Celene, with a median age of 51. It is almost always a female name, and most of those recorded were born before 1980. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Morfemário: -ene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Celene
What does the name Celene mean?
The meaning of Celene 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 Celene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,349 people with the first name Celene, which ranks it number 4,585 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Celene a boy's or a girl's name?
Celene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,333 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Celene most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Celene (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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