Meaning of the nameZilene
- Female
- Zi-le-ne
Zilene is a Brazilian female name that ends in -lene, a formative that the Morfemário probably links to the French -enne or to names such as Irene and Marlene.
Meaning
The meaning of Zilene 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)
- 2,211
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,784
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,408
- people
Zilene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zilene, 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 (673 people).
2,200 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 Zilene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 355 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 305 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 258 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 166 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 164 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 75 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zilene
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ene, -lene as probably coming from the French -enne or as a fragment of names such as Irene and Marlene, and lists Brazilian names such as Rosilene and Jacilene. The origin of the beginning Zi- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,211 people named Zilene, with a median age of 50. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zilene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zilene
What does the name Zilene mean?
The meaning of Zilene 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 Zilene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,211 people with the first name Zilene, which ranks it number 4,784 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Zilene a boy's or a girl's name?
Zilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,200 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zilene most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Zilene (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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