Meaning of the nameFrancilene
- Female
- Fran-ci-le-ne
Francilene is a Brazilian female name that joins Franci-, from Francisca and Francisco, to the feminine ending -lene, as in Marilene.
Meaning
The meaning of Francilene 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)
- 27,121
- Rank in Brazil
- #879
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 28,642
- people
Francilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francilene, 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 (10,409 people).
26,974 women 147 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 Francilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 5,145 | 0.076% |
| Ceará | 3,454 | 0.039% |
| Pará | 3,439 | 0.042% |
| Piauí | 2,361 | 0.072% |
| São Paulo | 1,922 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 1,650 | 0.042% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,053 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 1,010 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 893 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 814 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 685 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 637 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 625 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 538 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso | 399 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 374 | 0.025% |
| Acre | 369 | 0.045% |
| Roraima | 323 | 0.051% |
| Rondônia | 309 | 0.020% |
| Amapá | 292 | 0.040% |
| Paraná | 201 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 155 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 103 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 99 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 97 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 91 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 83 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francilene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Francilene among the Brazilian names formed with Franci-, an element of Germanic origin (frank, 'Frank') found in Francisca and Francisco. The ending -lene, according to the same Morfemário, probably comes from French -enne or was taken from names such as Irene and Marlene. The full name has no known meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,121 people named Francilene, with a median age of 38. The name is almost always female, peaked among women born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Francilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Francilene
What does the name Francilene mean?
The meaning of Francilene 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 Francilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,121 people with the first name Francilene, which ranks it number 879 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Francilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Francilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 26,974 women and 147 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Francilene most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.076% of the state's population is named Francilene (5,145 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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