Meaning of the nameDarlei
- Male
- Dar-lei
Darlei is a masculine name of uncertain origin, with the variant Darley, which is also a village name and a surname in English.
Meaning
The meaning of Darlei 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)
- 6,196
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,357
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,362
- people
Darlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Darlei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,493 people).
341 women 5,855 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 Darlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Darlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Pará 0.006%
- Bahia 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,352 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 728 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 574 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 564 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 537 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 505 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 461 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 236 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 204 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 128 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 128 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 102 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 82 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 70 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 54 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 38 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| 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 Darlei
The origin of the name Darlei is uncertain; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Darley as its spelling variant. In English, Darley is the name of a village in North Yorkshire, England, and of a suburb of Bacchus Marsh, Australia, as well as a surname. The name is almost always male, and most of the people named Darlei were born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,196 people named Darlei, with a median age of 28. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Ending in -ei, the most common spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Darlei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Darlei | 6,196 |
| Darley | 4,096 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Darlei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Darley · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Darlei
What does the name Darlei mean?
The meaning of Darlei 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 Darlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,196 people with the first name Darlei, which ranks it number 2,357 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Darlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Darlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 341 women and 5,855 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Darlei most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Darlei (1,352 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Darlei?
Darley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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