Meaning of the nameMarilena
- Female
- Ma-ri-le-na
Marilena is a feminine name that Behind the Name describes as a combination of Maria and Elena, used in Italian, Romanian and Greek.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilena 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)
- 9,911
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,726
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,098
- people
Marilena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilena, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,658 people).
9,870 women 41 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 Marilena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.008%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
- Paraná 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,431 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,239 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 811 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 808 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 661 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 460 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 428 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 379 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 210 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 202 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 145 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 139 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 134 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 118 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 92 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 70 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 33 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilena
Behind the Name presents Marilena as a combination of Maria and Elena and records its use in Italian, Romanian and Greek. For the similar form Marilene, the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites Machado (1981), for whom the name is a variant of Marlene or perhaps results from Maria Helena. The meaning of the whole is uncertain, because Behind the Name considers the meanings of Maria and of Helena, of which Elena is a form, to be uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,911 people named Marilena, with a median age of 62. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Marilena · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Helen · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Elena · behindthename.com · origin
- Wikcionário: Marilena · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Marilena
What does the name Marilena mean?
The meaning of Marilena 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 Marilena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,911 people with the first name Marilena, which ranks it number 1,726 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marilena a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,870 women and 41 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marilena most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.008% of the state's population is named Marilena (3,431 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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