Meaning of the nameLucelena
- Female
- Lu-ce-le-na
Lucelena is a Brazilian feminine name that begins like Lúcia and Lúcio, but its formation and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,938 people named Lucelena, the 3,951st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Lucelena 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)
- 2,938
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,951
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,323
- people
Lucelena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucelena, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,092 people).
2,922 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 Lucelena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucelena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 705 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 595 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 378 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 369 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 197 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 61 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 49 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 27 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lucelena
The origin of the spelling Lucelena is uncertain. The name begins with Luc-, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable shortening of names such as Lúcia and Lúcio, but the formation of the rest, -elena, is not documented. The largest number of records is of people born in the 1960s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,938 people named Lucelena, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lucelena
What does the name Lucelena mean?
The meaning of Lucelena 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 Lucelena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,938 people with the first name Lucelena, which ranks it number 3,951 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lucelena a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucelena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,922 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lucelena most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.005% of the state's population is named Lucelena (369 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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