Meaning of the nameJacilene
- Female
- Ja-ci-le-ne
Jacilene is a feminine Brazilian name formed from Jaci- and -lene, with Jaci- probably from Tupi 'moon'.
Meaning
The meaning of Jacilene 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)
- 10,716
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,626
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,578
- people
Jacilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jacilene, 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 (3,482 people).
10,670 women 46 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 Jacilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jacilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.030%
- Maranhão 0.017%
- Pará 0.016%
- Amapá 0.015%
- Paraíba 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 2,692 | 0.030% |
| Bahia | 1,346 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 1,272 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 1,147 | 0.017% |
| São Paulo | 877 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 581 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 450 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 251 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 232 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 207 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 190 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 178 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 173 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 172 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 131 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 129 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 112 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 108 | 0.015% |
| Tocantins | 103 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 88 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jacilene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Jacilene as Jaci- + -lene. According to the Morfemário, Jaci- is probably taken from names such as Jacira and probably comes from Tupi ya'sü, 'moon'; -lene probably comes from the French -enne or from names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,716 people named Jacilene, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. The name is almost always female, and the Dicionário lists Jacylene as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jacilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jaci-, -lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jacilene
What does the name Jacilene mean?
The meaning of Jacilene 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 Jacilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,716 people with the first name Jacilene, which ranks it number 1,626 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jacilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Jacilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,670 women and 46 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jacilene most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.030% of the state's population is named Jacilene (2,692 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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