Meaning of the nameClenia
- Female
- Cle-ni-a
Clenia is a Brazilian female name with an unaccented spelling and an uncertain origin, with records concentrated among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,500 people named Clenia, the 6,268th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Clenia 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)
- 1,500
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,268
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,664
- people
Clenia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clenia, 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 (464 people).
1,493 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 Clenia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clenia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 346 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 230 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 101 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 98 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 65 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clenia
The origin of the spelling Clenia is uncertain. The beginning Cle- appears in names such as Clebiana and Cleidiana, listed in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), but without its own analysis, and no source documents this name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,500 people named Clenia, with a median age of 43, almost always women, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Clenia
What does the name Clenia mean?
The meaning of Clenia 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 Clenia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,500 people with the first name Clenia, which ranks it number 6,268 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Clenia a boy's or a girl's name?
Clenia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,493 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Clenia most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Clenia (230 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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