Meaning of the nameEdlene
- Female
- Ed-le-ne
Edlene is a female Brazilian name that seems to join a beginning Ed- to an ending -lene; the meaning of the name as a whole is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Edlene 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)
- 6,520
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,279
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,940
- people
Edlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edlene, 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 (2,061 people).
6,494 women 26 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 Edlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.016%
- Alagoas 0.015%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Sergipe 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,443 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 1,402 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 797 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 476 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 371 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 294 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 216 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 203 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 200 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 184 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 165 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 131 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 100 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 98 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 87 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| 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 Edlene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the element Ed- to Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and the ending -lene to names such as Irene and Marlene, probably from French -enne. Edlene combines, on the most natural reading, these two elements, but the meaning of the whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,520 people named Edlene, with a median age of 43, almost all women. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Ed-, -lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edlene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Edlene
What does the name Edlene mean?
The meaning of Edlene 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 Edlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,520 people with the first name Edlene, which ranks it number 2,279 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Edlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,494 women and 26 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edlene most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.016% of the state's population is named Edlene (1,402 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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