Meaning of the nameErlene
- Female
- Er-le-ne
Erlene is a feminine name of uncertain origin that ends in -lene, an ending common in names such as Marlene and Arlene.
Meaning
The meaning of Erlene 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)
- 916
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,784
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,073
- people
Erlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erlene, 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 (267 people).
903 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 Erlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 170 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 105 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 83 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 66 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erlene
The origin of Erlene is uncertain. The ending -lene, according to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), probably comes from the French -enne or from names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 916 people named Erlene, with a median age of 43. It is an almost always female name, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. The census counts only the first word of the given name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Erlene
What does the name Erlene mean?
The meaning of Erlene 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 Erlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 916 people with the first name Erlene, which ranks it number 8,784 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Erlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Erlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 903 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erlene most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Erlene (170 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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