Meaning of the nameCilene
- Female
- Ci-le-ne
Cilene is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists as a spelling variant of Silene, written with an initial C.
Meaning
The meaning of Cilene 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)
- 18,238
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,128
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,662
- people
Cilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cilene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (6,308 people).
18,154 women 84 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 Cilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.021%
- Amapá 0.017%
- Pará 0.017%
- Paraíba 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,349 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,943 | 0.021% |
| Pará | 1,385 | 0.017% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,137 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,107 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 1,025 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 642 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 575 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 572 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 542 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 482 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 413 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 379 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 378 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 339 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 314 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 235 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 234 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 197 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 189 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 180 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 147 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 134 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 127 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 79 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 74 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 60 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cilene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil groups Cilene and Sylene under the entry Silene, as spelling variants. The origin and meaning of the name are not known for certain. The ending -lene appears in many Brazilian names, such as Jacilene and Rosilene, and the same dictionary's morpheme list links it probably to the French -enne or to names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,238 people named Cilene, most of them born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Pernambuco, and it is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Silene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cilene
What does the name Cilene mean?
The meaning of Cilene 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 Cilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,238 people with the first name Cilene, which ranks it number 1,128 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Cilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 18,154 women and 84 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cilene most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.021% of the state's population is named Cilene (1,943 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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