Meaning of the nameGirlene
- Female
- Gir-le-ne
Girlene is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -lene, like Marlene and Jocilene.
Meaning
The meaning of Girlene 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)
- 16,116
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,228
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 17,154
- people
Girlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Girlene, 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 (5,730 people).
15,949 women 167 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 Girlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Girlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,982 | 0.021% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,679 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 1,657 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 1,393 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 1,226 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 980 | 0.025% |
| Alagoas | 911 | 0.029% |
| Ceará | 862 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 642 | 0.020% |
| Goiás | 571 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 544 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 528 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 354 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 283 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 257 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 197 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 186 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 136 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 111 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 98 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 82 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 41 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Girlene
The origin and meaning of Girlene are not known with certainty. The ending -lene appears in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil in names such as Irene, Marlene and Jocilene, and is given as a probable borrowing from French -enne or a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene. The same dictionary records Jirlene as a spelling variant of Girlene and also has an entry for Girleide, with the same beginning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,116 people named Girlene, with a median age of 40. It is an almost always female name and, proportionally, most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Girlene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ene, -lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Girleide · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Girlene
What does the name Girlene mean?
The meaning of Girlene 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 Girlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,116 people with the first name Girlene, which ranks it number 1,228 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Girlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Girlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 15,949 women and 167 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Girlene most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.029% of the state's population is named Girlene (911 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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