Meaning of the nameEdilena
- Female
- E-di-le-na
Edilena is a Brazilian female name that begins with Edi-, an element of Anglo-Saxon origin linked to 'wealth, possessions'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,345 people named Edilena, the 4,588th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Edilena 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)
- 2,345
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,588
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,355
- people
Edilena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edilena, 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 (715 people).
2,338 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 Edilena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edilena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.010%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 841 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 314 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 163 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 155 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 88 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 64 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 55 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edilena
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains Ed-, -edi- and Ede- as derived from an Anglo-Saxon element meaning 'wealth, possessions', and cites Brazilian names such as Ediana and Edijane with this beginning. No source analyzes the ending -lena, and so the meaning of the name as a whole is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,345 people named Edilena, with a median age of 46. It is almost always a female name, and most of those recorded were born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Morfemário: Ed-, -edi-, Ede- · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edilena
What does the name Edilena mean?
The meaning of Edilena 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 Edilena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,345 people with the first name Edilena, which ranks it number 4,588 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edilena a boy's or a girl's name?
Edilena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,338 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edilena most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.010% of the state's population is named Edilena (841 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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