Meaning of the nameGracilene
- Female
- Gra-ci-le-ne
Gracilene is a Brazilian female name ending in -lene, a formative that the Morfemário links to French -enne or to names such as Irene and Marlene.
Meaning
The meaning of Gracilene 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)
- 8,053
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,976
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,504
- people
Gracilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gracilene, 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 (2,953 people).
8,017 women 36 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 Gracilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gracilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 1,853 | 0.027% |
| Pará | 1,066 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 756 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 544 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 463 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 460 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 407 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 326 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 282 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 260 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 245 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 222 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 157 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 133 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 104 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 98 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 95 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 94 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 88 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 79 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 75 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 64 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 56 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gracilene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ene/-lene as a feminine formative, probably from French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene. The origin of the beginning Graci- in the name Gracilene is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,053 people named Gracilene, with a median age of 40. The name is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ene, -lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gracilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Gracilene
What does the name Gracilene mean?
The meaning of Gracilene 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 Gracilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,053 people with the first name Gracilene, which ranks it number 1,976 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gracilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Gracilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,017 women and 36 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gracilene most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.027% of the state's population is named Gracilene (1,853 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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