Meaning of the nameLene
- Female
- Le-ne
Lene is a female name that, in Danish and Norwegian, works as a short form of Helene and of Magdalene.
Meaning
The meaning of Lene 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)
- 1,992
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,136
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,165
- people
Lene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lene, 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 (538 people).
1,888 women 104 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 Lene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Pará 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 394 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 236 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 197 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 183 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 173 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 124 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 76 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 46 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lene
In Danish and Norwegian, Lene is a woman's name derived from Helene and from Magdalene, and Behind the Name describes it as a short form of one or the other. It is also used in German, where the same site lists variants such as Leni. In Brazil, IBGE recorded 1,992 people named Lene in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 41. The name is almost always female, with records of people born from the 1940s onward and a peak in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lene · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Lene · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Lene
What does the name Lene mean?
The meaning of Lene 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 Lene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,992 people with the first name Lene, which ranks it number 5,136 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Lene a boy's or a girl's name?
Lene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,888 women and 104 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lene most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Lene (197 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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