Meaning of the nameOrlene
- Female
- Or-le-ne
Orlene is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -lene, an ending of names such as Arlene and Marlene, recorded mainly among people born from 1960 to 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 968 people named Orlene, the 8,489th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47.5, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Orlene 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)
- 968
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,489
- Median age
- 47.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,068
- people
Orlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Orlene, 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 (286 people).
946 women 22 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 Orlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Orlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 103 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 43 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Orlene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ene, -lene as a feminine formative, probably from the French -enne or a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene, and cites Arlene among the examples. The origin of Orlene itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 968 people named Orlene, with a median age of 47.5. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Orlene
What does the name Orlene mean?
The meaning of Orlene 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 Orlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 968 people with the first name Orlene, which ranks it number 8,489 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Orlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Orlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 946 women and 22 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Orlene most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Orlene (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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