Meaning of the nameShirlene
- Female
- Shir-le-ne
Shirlene is a spelling of the name Sirlene.
Meaning
The meaning of Shirlene is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 5,897
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,440
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,123
- people
Shirlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Shirlene, 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 (2,511 people).
5,880 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 Shirlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Shirlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Pará 0.007%
- Distrito Federal 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,022 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 910 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 592 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 581 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 448 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 308 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 273 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 233 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 216 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 151 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 141 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 114 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 106 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 93 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 81 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 70 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 61 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 47 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 47 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Shirlene
It spells the beginning with Sh; it is far less recorded than Sirlene and, proportionally, most common in Amazonas.
About the name Sirlene
The ending -lene is a formative described in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), probably coming from French -enne or taken from names such as Irene and Marlene; it also appears in Darlene and Rosilene. The origin of the first part, Sir-, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 43,067 people named Sirlene, peaking among those born in the 1970s. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Goiás.
Other spellings of Sirlene
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Sirlene | 43,067 |
| Shirlene | 5,897 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Shirlene
What does the name Shirlene mean?
The meaning of Shirlene is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Shirlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,897 people with the first name Shirlene, which ranks it number 2,440 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Shirlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Shirlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,880 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Shirlene most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Shirlene (308 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Shirlene?
Sirlene. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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