Meaning of the nameMarcilene
- Female
- Mar-ci-le-ne
Marcilene is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -lene, the ending of Marlene and Marilene, and widely used among women born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Marcilene 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)
- 32,042
- Rank in Brazil
- #779
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 32,692
- people
Marcilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcilene, 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 (12,354 people).
31,899 women 143 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 Marcilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 6,309 | 0.031% |
| Pará | 4,579 | 0.056% |
| São Paulo | 2,937 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 2,425 | 0.034% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,964 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,449 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 1,140 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 1,107 | 0.028% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,093 | 0.030% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,029 | 0.027% |
| Ceará | 1,024 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 836 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 792 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 668 | 0.044% |
| Rondônia | 633 | 0.040% |
| Bahia | 632 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 554 | 0.020% |
| Santa Catarina | 517 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 475 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 400 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 380 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 351 | 0.048% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 210 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 168 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 159 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 130 | 0.020% |
| Sergipe | 81 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marcilene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ene or -lene as probably coming from the French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene, and finds it also in Marilene, Jucilene and Rosilene. The origin of the beginning Marci- is uncertain, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 32,042 people named Marcilene, with a median age of 40. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marcilene
What does the name Marcilene mean?
The meaning of Marcilene 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 Marcilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 32,042 people with the first name Marcilene, which ranks it number 779 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marcilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 31,899 women and 143 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marcilene most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.056% of the state's population is named Marcilene (4,579 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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