Meaning of the nameMarielle
- Female
- French origin
- Ma-ri-el-le
Marielle is a spelling of the name Mariele.
Meaning
The meaning of Marielle 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)
- 3,614
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,427
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,821
- people
Marielle in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marielle, 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 (1,084 people).
3,599 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 Marielle is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marielle in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 644 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 623 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 295 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 259 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 191 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 184 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 170 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 166 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 141 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 109 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 108 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 106 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 76 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Marielle
It doubles the L, like the French Marielle, which Wiktionary gives as a diminutive of Marie.
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.
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 Marielle
What does the name Marielle mean?
The meaning of Marielle 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 Marielle in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,614 people with the first name Marielle, which ranks it number 3,427 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Marielle a boy's or a girl's name?
Marielle is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,599 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Marielle?
Marielle is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Marielle most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marielle (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marielle?
Mariele. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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