Meaning of the nameRegilene
- Female
- Re-gi-le-ne
Regilene is a Brazilian female name whose elements the Morfemário links to Regina (Regi-) and to names such as Irene and Marlene (-lene); its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,652 people named Regilene, the 3,404th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Regilene 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)
- 3,652
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,404
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,922
- people
Regilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Regilene, 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 (1,391 people).
3,639 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 Regilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Regilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 483 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 477 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 421 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 285 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 280 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 263 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 238 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 236 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 159 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 128 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 84 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 60 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 52 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 35 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Regilene
According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the element Regi- probably comes from names such as Regina, and -lene is probably a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene, also found in Darlene and Rosilene. Most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 1999, and almost all are women. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,652 people named Regilene, with a median age of 40. The dictionary lists Rejilene as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Regilene
What does the name Regilene mean?
The meaning of Regilene 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 Regilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,652 people with the first name Regilene, which ranks it number 3,404 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Regilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Regilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,639 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Regilene most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Regilene (421 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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