Meaning of the nameJirlene
- Female
- Jir-le-ne
Jirlene is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, listed as a spelling variant of Girlene and with the ending -lene.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 690 people named Jirlene, the 10,695th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jirlene 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)
- 690
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,695
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,024
- people
Jirlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jirlene, 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 (253 people).
680 women 0 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 Jirlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jirlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 344 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 65 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jirlene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jirlene as a spelling variant of Girlene, without indicating the origin of the first part, Jir-. The ending -lene is in the Morfemário of the same dictionary, which describes it as probably coming from French -enne or split off from names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 690 people named Jirlene, with a median age of 39; it is almost always a female name, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Girlene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jirlene
What does the name Jirlene mean?
The meaning of Jirlene 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 Jirlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 690 people with the first name Jirlene, which ranks it number 10,695 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jirlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Jirlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 680 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jirlene most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jirlene (344 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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