Meaning of the nameMarlena
- Female
- Mar-le-na
Marlena is a female name, a Latinized form of Marlene, a name formed by blending Maria and Madalena.
Meaning
“form of Marlene, a blend of Maria and Madalena”
- People (2022)
- 1,501
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,265
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,373
- people
Marlena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marlena, 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 (419 people).
1,494 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 Marlena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marlena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 294 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 193 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 192 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 114 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 110 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 104 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 85 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 64 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marlena
Behind the Name records Marlena as a Latinized form of Marlene. Marlene, in turn, is described as a fusion of Maria and Madalena, a reference to Mary Magdalene of the New Testament. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Marlene as Mar- + -lene, without indicating an etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,501 people named Marlena, with a median age of 59, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Marlena · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Marlene · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marlene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marlena
What does the name Marlena mean?
Marlena means “form of Marlene, a blend of Maria and Madalena”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Marlena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,501 people with the first name Marlena, which ranks it number 6,265 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marlena a boy's or a girl's name?
Marlena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,494 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marlena most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Marlena (192 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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