Meaning of the nameMarielen
- Female
- Ma-ri-e-len
Marielen is a Brazilian feminine name beginning with Mari-, an element the Dictionary probably links to Maria, Mariana and Marina.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,173 people named Marielen, the 7,426th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Marielen 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)
- 1,173
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,426
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,169
- people
Marielen in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marielen, 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 (367 people).
1,170 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 Marielen is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marielen in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 296 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 98 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 90 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 81 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 46 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marielen
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Mari- as probably taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and also lists Marilene among the traditional names of the group. The ending -len recalls the formative -lene, which the Dictionary probably links to French -enne or to names such as Irene, but the exact structure of Marielen is not documented. So the meaning is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,173 people named Marielen, with a median age of 27. It is almost always female, borne mostly by people born from the 1980s to the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marielen
What does the name Marielen mean?
The meaning of Marielen 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 Marielen in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,173 people with the first name Marielen, which ranks it number 7,426 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Marielen a boy's or a girl's name?
Marielen is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,170 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marielen most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Marielen (121 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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