Meaning of the nameMariluce
- Female
- Ma-ri-lu-ce
Mariluce is a female name used in Brazil that begins with Mari-, an element linked to Maria; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Mariluce 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)
- 5,725
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,493
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,140
- people
Mariluce in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mariluce, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,711 people).
5,696 women 29 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 Mariluce is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mariluce in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.009%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Alagoas 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 842 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 824 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 685 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 514 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 475 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 289 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 262 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 197 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 178 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 178 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 176 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 144 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 136 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 128 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 100 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 93 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 82 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 61 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mariluce
The beginning Mari- is described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a probable fragment of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The same Morfemário describes Luc- and Luci- as a probable fragment of Lúcia and Lúcio, but does not document how Mariluce is formed. The origin of the ending -luce and of the spelling Mariluce is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,725 people named Mariluce, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (MARI-, LUC-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mariluce
What does the name Mariluce mean?
The meaning of Mariluce 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 Mariluce in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,725 people with the first name Mariluce, which ranks it number 2,493 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Mariluce a boy's or a girl's name?
Mariluce is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,696 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Mariluce most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.009% of the state's population is named Mariluce (824 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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