Meaning of the nameDorilene
- Female
- Do-ri-le-ne
Dorilene is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -lene, an element common in female names.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,602 people named Dorilene, the 5,991st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Dorilene 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)
- 1,602
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,991
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,704
- people
Dorilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dorilene, 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 (520 people).
1,595 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 Dorilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dorilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 334 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 332 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 114 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 109 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 98 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 53 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dorilene
The origin of Dorilene is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -lene, in its morpheme list, as an ending probably coming from French -enne or split off from names such as Irene and Marlene, without assigning it a meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,602 people named Dorilene, with a median age of 42. It is almost always a female name, recorded mainly among those born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ENE, -LENE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dorilene
What does the name Dorilene mean?
The meaning of Dorilene 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 Dorilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,602 people with the first name Dorilene, which ranks it number 5,991 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Dorilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Dorilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,595 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dorilene most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.007% of the state's population is named Dorilene (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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