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Meaning of the nameCerli

Cerli is a short female name of uncertain origin, with records concentrated among people born in the 1950s to 1970s.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,113 people named Cerli, the 7,687th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Meaning

The meaning of Cerli 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)
1,113
Rank in Brazil
#7,687
Median age
56 years
2010 Census
1,232
people

Cerli in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cerli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (395 people).

1,057 women 56 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 Cerli is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cerli in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraná 0.003%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Paraná3080.003%
Rio Grande do Sul2440.002%
Santa Catarina1440.002%
Rio de Janeiro980.001%
Minas Gerais680.000%
Espírito Santo650.002%
São Paulo590.000%
Mato Grosso200.001%
Ceará170.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul170.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Cerli

The origin of Cerli is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,113 people named Cerli, with a median age of 56. Records run from the 1940s to the 1980s, and proportionally the name is most common in Paraná. It is almost always female, with few men.

Sources

  1. IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage

Questions about the name Cerli

What does the name Cerli mean?

The meaning of Cerli 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 Cerli in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,113 people with the first name Cerli, which ranks it number 7,687 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Cerli a boy's or a girl's name?

Cerli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,057 women and 56 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Cerli most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cerli (308 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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