Meaning of the nameArley
- Male
- Ar-ley
Arley is a spelling of the name Arlei.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,074 people named Arley, the 2,716th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Arley 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)
- 5,074
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,716
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,088
- people
Arley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arley, 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 (1,034 people).
196 women 4,878 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 Arley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Goiás 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,174 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 558 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 556 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 420 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 357 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 269 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 246 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 207 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 123 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 120 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 99 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 94 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 92 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 86 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 65 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 57 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 57 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Arley
With the ending -ey, Arley has records spread among people born from the 1970s to the 2000s. In English, Arley is also the name of places in England.
About the name Arlei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Arlei, Arley, Harlei and Harley as spelling variants of the same name. The origin of Arlei and Arley is uncertain. Harley is an English surname taken from place names, from Old English hara, 'hare', or hær, 'rock', and leah, 'woodland, clearing', according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,094 people named Arlei, with a median age of 44; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Arlei
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arlei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Harley · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Harley · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Arley
What does the name Arley mean?
The meaning of Arley 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 Arley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,074 people with the first name Arley, which ranks it number 2,716 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Arley a boy's or a girl's name?
Arley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 196 women and 4,878 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Arley most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Arley (558 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Arley?
Arlei and Harley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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