Meaning of the nameJosilene
- Female
- Jo-si-le-ne
Josilene is a Brazilian female name formed from Josi-, of uncertain origin, and the ending -lene, which the morphemary links to French -enne or to Irene and Marlene.
Meaning
The meaning of Josilene 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)
- 39,161
- Rank in Brazil
- #678
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 41,827
- people
Josilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josilene, 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 (14,876 people).
38,991 women 170 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 Josilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.077%
- Pernambuco 0.055%
- Alagoas 0.051%
- Maranhão 0.047%
- Sergipe 0.045%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 4,977 | 0.055% |
| São Paulo | 4,437 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 3,148 | 0.047% |
| Paraíba | 3,065 | 0.077% |
| Pará | 3,054 | 0.038% |
| Bahia | 2,958 | 0.021% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,473 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,382 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 1,605 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,427 | 0.043% |
| Ceará | 1,295 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 1,109 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 992 | 0.045% |
| Piauí | 890 | 0.027% |
| Paraná | 791 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 721 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 641 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 584 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 456 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 428 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 351 | 0.022% |
| Tocantins | 349 | 0.023% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 330 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 289 | 0.039% |
| Roraima | 144 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 133 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 132 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josilene
The morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Josilene among the names with the element Josi-/Jozi-, of uncertain origin, which perhaps should be seen as a variant of Jose-/Joze-; the oldest name with this beginning is Josimar, probably a variant of Josemar. The ending -ene/-lene probably comes from French -enne or from names such as Irene and Marlene. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,161 people named Josilene, with a median age of 39; proportionally, the name is most common in Paraíba. The dictionary lists Josylene, Jozilene, Joselene and Jozelene as spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, -lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Josilene
What does the name Josilene mean?
The meaning of Josilene 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 Josilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 39,161 people with the first name Josilene, which ranks it number 678 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Josilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 38,991 women and 170 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josilene most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.077% of the state's population is named Josilene (3,065 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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