Meaning of the nameCrislei
- Unisex
- Cris-lei
Crislei and Crisley are Brazilian names formed from Cris-, a hypocoristic of names such as Cristina, and -lei/-ley, as in Vanderlei.
Meaning
The meaning of Crislei 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)
- 1,384
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,630
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,906
- people
Crislei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Crislei, 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 (503 people).
1,003 women 381 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 Crislei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Crislei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 301 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 200 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 182 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 121 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 99 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 98 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Crislei
Crislei and Crisley are spellings of the same name of Brazilian formation, composed of Cris- and -lei or -ley. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Cris- as a probable hypocoristic of names such as Cristina, and -lei/-ley as a fragment of Vanderlei and Vanderley, which probably go back to the Dutch expression von der Ley ('of the slates'); the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,384 people named Crislei and 1,793 named Crisley. The name is used for both sexes, with more female records, and most of the people were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Spelling with a final -ei, the same as in Vanderlei.
Other spellings of Crislei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Crisley | 1,793 |
| Crislei | 1,384 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Crislei
What does the name Crislei mean?
The meaning of Crislei 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 Crislei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,384 people with the first name Crislei, which ranks it number 6,630 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Crislei a boy's or a girl's name?
Crislei is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,003 women and 381 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Crislei most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Crislei (182 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Crislei?
Crisley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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