Meaning of the nameLucilene
- Female
- Portuguese origin
- Latin origin
- Lu-ci-le-ne
Lucilene is a Brazilian female name, an elaboration of Lúcia or Lucila; Lúcia is the feminine form of Lucius, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'.
Meaning
“elaboration of Lúcia or Lucila; Lúcia is the feminine form of Lucius, from Latin lux, 'light'”
Source: Behind the Name: Lucilene · Behind the Name: Lucia · Behind the Name: Lucius
- People (2022)
- 79,550
- Rank in Brazil
- #386
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 83,036
- people
Lucilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lucilene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (28,166 people).
79,238 women 312 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 Lucilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lucilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 15,041 | 0.034% |
| Minas Gerais | 8,362 | 0.041% |
| Maranhão | 5,597 | 0.083% |
| Pará | 5,475 | 0.067% |
| Bahia | 4,683 | 0.033% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,622 | 0.029% |
| Ceará | 4,335 | 0.049% |
| Paraná | 4,230 | 0.037% |
| Goiás | 3,907 | 0.055% |
| Pernambuco | 3,053 | 0.034% |
| Piauí | 2,428 | 0.074% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,033 | 0.056% |
| Amazonas | 1,923 | 0.049% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,890 | 0.025% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,571 | 0.041% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,431 | 0.052% |
| Paraíba | 1,367 | 0.034% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,300 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,205 | 0.043% |
| Rondônia | 1,026 | 0.065% |
| Tocantins | 898 | 0.059% |
| Alagoas | 858 | 0.027% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 798 | 0.024% |
| Sergipe | 466 | 0.021% |
| Amapá | 370 | 0.050% |
| Acre | 342 | 0.041% |
| Roraima | 339 | 0.053% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lucilene
Behind the Name describes Lucilene as an elaboration of Lúcia or Lucila, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes it as Luci- + -lene. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the same dictionary treats Luci- as a fragment of names such as Lúcia and Lúcio, and -lene as probably coming from French -enne or from names such as Irene and Marlene. Lúcia is the feminine form of Lucius, a Roman name that Behind the Name derives from Latin lux, 'light'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 79,550 people named Lucilene, peaking among those born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Lucilene · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lucius · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lucilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Luci-, -lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lucilene
What does the name Lucilene mean?
Lucilene means “elaboration of Lúcia or Lucila; Lúcia is the feminine form of Lucius, from Latin lux, 'light'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Lucilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 79,550 people with the first name Lucilene, which ranks it number 386 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lucilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Lucilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 79,238 women and 312 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lucilene?
Lucilene is a name of Portuguese and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lucilene most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.083% of the state's population is named Lucilene (5,597 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean light
See all- Luciana♀Feminine form of Luciano, from Lucius, linked to 'light'407,163 people
- Helena♀Probably from Greek helene, 'torch'366,186 people
- Lúcia♀Feminine of Lúcio (Lucius), from lux, 'light'248,576 people
- Elaine♀Form of Helen, probably 'torch'241,786 people
- Luzia♀From Latin Lūcia, feminine of Lucius, derived from lux, 'light'212,889 people
- Rosana♀Form of Roxana, from Old Iranian rauxšnā, 'bright'176,603 people
- Luciene♀Variant of Luciana, a name linked to Latin lux, 'light'136,080 people
- Clara♀Clear, bright, illustrious126,362 people
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- Abadia♀Abbey, monastery6,056 people
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