Meaning of the nameMirlene
- Female
- Mir-le-ne
Mirlene is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin that ends in -lene, a formative probably from French or taken from Irene and Marlene.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,779 people named Mirlene, the 3,325th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Mirlene 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)
- 3,779
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,325
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,028
- people
Mirlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mirlene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,448 people).
3,767 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 Mirlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mirlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.012%
- Pará 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 765 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 474 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 368 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 333 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 272 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 237 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 177 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 174 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 135 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 131 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 63 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mirlene
The Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -ene and -lene as probably coming from the French -enne, or as fragments of names such as Irene and Marlene, and cites Arlene, Marilene and Luciene among the traditional names. The formation of Mirlene is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,779 people named Mirlene, with a median age of 36; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mirlene
What does the name Mirlene mean?
The meaning of Mirlene 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 Mirlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,779 people with the first name Mirlene, which ranks it number 3,325 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Mirlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Mirlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,767 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mirlene most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.012% of the state's population is named Mirlene (474 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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