Meaning of the nameJocilene
- Female
- Jo-ci-le-ne
Jocilene is a Brazilian compound feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites as an example of both the element Jo- and the ending -ene.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocilene 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)
- 9,782
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,747
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,359
- people
Jocilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocilene, 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 (3,839 people).
9,717 women 65 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 Jocilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.021%
- Acre 0.016%
- Bahia 0.013%
- Maranhão 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,856 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 1,034 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 876 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 718 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 667 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 472 | 0.021% |
| Paraná | 416 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 413 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 410 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 372 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 340 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 241 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 221 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 217 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 202 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 196 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 173 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 145 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 134 | 0.016% |
| Rondônia | 108 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 107 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 101 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 98 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 85 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 79 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 55 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 46 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocilene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil places Jocilene among the examples of Jo-, a probable fragment of José and João, and of -ene or -lene, a probable inheritance from the French -enne or a fragment of Irene and Marlene. The dictionary records Jocylene as a spelling variant. The full name has no documented meaning. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,782 people named Jocilene, with a median age of 40; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jocilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocilene
What does the name Jocilene mean?
The meaning of Jocilene 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 Jocilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,782 people with the first name Jocilene, which ranks it number 1,747 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,717 women and 65 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jocilene most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.021% of the state's population is named Jocilene (472 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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