Meaning of the nameMariele
- Female
- French origin
- Ma-ri-e-le
Mariele is a female name formed from Mari- and the ending -ele, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the French -elle.
Meaning
The meaning of Mariele 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)
- 24,663
- Rank in Brazil
- #926
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,815
- people
Mariele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mariele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (7,307 people).
24,539 women 124 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 Mariele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mariele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.027%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.021%
- Santa Catarina 0.021%
- Paraná 0.019%
- Pará 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,402 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,982 | 0.027% |
| Bahia | 2,477 | 0.018% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,316 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 2,217 | 0.019% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,577 | 0.021% |
| Pará | 1,531 | 0.019% |
| Maranhão | 1,051 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 791 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 767 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 703 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 621 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 589 | 0.021% |
| Piauí | 581 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 530 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 501 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 287 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 263 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 254 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 248 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 228 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 212 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 183 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 121 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 110 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 67 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 54 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mariele
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Mariele as Mari- + -ele and records Marielle, Maryele, Mariely and Marielly as spelling variants. In the Morfemário, Mari- is probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and -ele comes from the French -elle, which goes back to the Italian diminutive -ella. Behind the Name gives Mariele as a German diminutive of Maria, and Wiktionary gives the French Marielle as a diminutive of Marie; the meaning of Maria, according to Behind the Name, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 24,663 people named Mariele, with a median age of 23; the name is almost always female, most were born in the 1990s and 2000s, and proportionally it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
This is the most recorded spelling in the group, with a single L, and the one the dictionary uses as its main entry.
Other spellings of Mariele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mariele | 24,663 |
| Marielle | 3,614 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mariele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-, -ele) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Mariele · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Marielle · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Mariele
What does the name Mariele mean?
The meaning of Mariele 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 Mariele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 24,663 people with the first name Mariele, which ranks it number 926 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Mariele a boy's or a girl's name?
Mariele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 24,539 women and 124 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Mariele?
Mariele is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Mariele most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.027% of the state's population is named Mariele (2,982 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Mariele?
Marielle. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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