Meaning of the nameMirene
- Female
- Mi-re-ne
Mirene is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ene, recorded almost always for women born between the 1950s and the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,340 people named Mirene, the 6,797th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Mirene 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)
- 1,340
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,797
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,496
- people
Mirene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mirene, 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 (292 people).
1,329 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 Mirene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mirene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 305 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 213 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 161 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 111 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 86 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mirene
The origin of the name Mirene is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ene as a probable fragment of female names such as Irene and Marlene, or as a form of the French -enne, but the formation of this particular name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,340 people named Mirene, with a median age of 50; the name is almost always female and most were born between 1950 and 1980. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ene) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mirene
What does the name Mirene mean?
The meaning of Mirene 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 Mirene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,340 people with the first name Mirene, which ranks it number 6,797 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Mirene a boy's or a girl's name?
Mirene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,329 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mirene most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Mirene (305 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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