Meaning of the nameGlênio
- Male
- Glê-ni-o
Glênio is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, recorded most among people born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Glênio 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)
- 1,967
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,173
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,242
- people
Glênio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Glênio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (438 people).
0 women 1,966 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 Glênio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Glênio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 690 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 300 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 190 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 106 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 71 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Glênio
The origin of Glênio is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the name with an accent, in the spelling Glênio, used here. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,967 people named Glenio (IBGE does not use accents), with a median age of 46; the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Glênio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Glênio
What does the name Glênio mean?
The meaning of Glênio 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 Glênio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,967 people with the first name Glênio, which ranks it number 5,173 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Glênio a boy's or a girl's name?
Glênio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,966 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Glênio most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Glênio (690 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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