Meaning of the nameChirlene
- Female
- Chir-le-ne
Chirlene is a Brazilian female name ending in -ene, a suffix the Morfemário probably links to the French -enne.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,696 people named Chirlene, the 5,745th 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 Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Chirlene 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)
- 1,696
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,745
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,071
- people
Chirlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Chirlene, 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 (787 people).
1,693 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 Chirlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Chirlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 213 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 157 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 154 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 121 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 117 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 90 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Chirlene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ene as a feminine suffix, probably from the French -enne or split off from names such as Irene and Marlene, and gives Darlene and Rosilene as examples. The origin of the beginning Chir- and the meaning of Chirlene as a whole are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,696 people named Chirlene, with a median age of 39. It peaked in the 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Chirlene
What does the name Chirlene mean?
The meaning of Chirlene 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 Chirlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,696 people with the first name Chirlene, which ranks it number 5,745 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Chirlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Chirlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,693 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Chirlene most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Chirlene (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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