Meaning of the nameElene
- Female
- Greek origin
- E-le-ne
Elene is a spelling of the name Helene.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,537 people named Elene, the 6,148th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Elene 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)
- 1,537
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,148
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,238
- people
Elene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elene, 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 (406 people).
1,511 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 Elene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 194 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 151 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 123 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 98 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 79 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Elene
Without the initial H, like Elena, a graphic variant of Helena; Behind the Name also records Elene as the Georgian, Sardinian and Basque form of Helen.
About the name Helene
Behind the Name describes Helene as a form of Helen from Ancient Greek Helénē, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Helene among the Portuguese variants of Helena. Wiktionary gives Helena as a learned borrowing from Latin Helena, which comes from Greek Ἑλένη. The origin of the Greek word is uncertain: Behind the Name says it probably means 'torch', but it may be related to selene, 'moon'. Both names are almost always female; Helene has records in every decade, and Elene has more people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,574 people named Helene and 1,537 named Elene.
Other spellings of Helene
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Helene | 1,574 |
| Elene | 1,537 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Helene · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Helen · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Helena · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helena · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Elene · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Elene
What does the name Elene mean?
The meaning of Elene 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 Elene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,537 people with the first name Elene, which ranks it number 6,148 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elene a boy's or a girl's name?
Elene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,511 women and 26 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Elene?
Elene is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elene most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Elene (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elene?
Helene. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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