Meaning of the nameVirlene
- Female
- Vir-le-ne
Virlene is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -lene like Darlene and Rosilene, and given mostly to women born between 1950 and 1990.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,049 people named Virlene, the 8,024th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Virlene 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)
- 1,049
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,024
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,162
- people
Virlene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Virlene, 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 (291 people).
1,042 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 Virlene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Virlene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 219 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 125 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 104 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 70 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Virlene
The origin of the name Virlene is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -lene as probably coming from the French -enne or as a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene, and lists Darlene and Rosilene among the Brazilian names with this ending. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,049 people named Virlene, with a median age of 43. Most were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and almost all are women. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Virlene
What does the name Virlene mean?
The meaning of Virlene 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 Virlene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,049 people with the first name Virlene, which ranks it number 8,024 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Virlene a boy's or a girl's name?
Virlene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,042 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Virlene most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Virlene (104 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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