Meaning of the nameJocelene
- Female
- Jo-ce-le-ne
Jocelene is a feminine name ending in -lene, an ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to French -enne or to names such as Irene and Marlene.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocelene 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)
- 1,241
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,157
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,219
- people
Jocelene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocelene, 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 (440 people).
1,230 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 Jocelene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocelene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 277 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 235 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 140 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 122 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 33 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocelene
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -lene as probably coming from French -enne, or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene, and cites Darlene and Rosilene among the Brazilian names with this ending. The beginning Jo- is described as probably taken from names such as João and José, but the exact composition of Jocelene is not documented, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,241 people named Jocelene, with a median age of 42. It is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocelene
What does the name Jocelene mean?
The meaning of Jocelene 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 Jocelene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,241 people with the first name Jocelene, which ranks it number 7,157 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocelene a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocelene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,230 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jocelene most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jocelene (277 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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