Meaning of the nameMarileni
- Female
- Ma-ri-le-ni
Marileni is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin that begins with Mari- and ends in -leni, a form similar to Marilene.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 789 people named Marileni, the 9,773rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Marileni 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)
- 789
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,773
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,919
- people
Marileni in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marileni, 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 (227 people).
786 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 Marileni is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marileni in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 131 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 86 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 66 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 61 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 61 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 19 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marileni
The origin of Marileni is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Mari- is probably a fragment taken from Maria, Mariana and Marina, and that -lene probably comes from French -enne or from names such as Irene and Marlene. The name is almost always female and appears mostly among people born between 1960 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 789 people named Marileni, with a median age of 52.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-, -ene, -lene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Marileni
What does the name Marileni mean?
The meaning of Marileni 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 Marileni in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 789 people with the first name Marileni, which ranks it number 9,773 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marileni a boy's or a girl's name?
Marileni is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 786 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marileni most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Marileni (131 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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