Meaning of the nameDarley
- Male
- Dar-ley
Darley is a spelling of the name Darlei.
Meaning
The meaning of Darley 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)
- 4,096
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,149
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,988
- people
Darley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Darley, 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 (1,729 people).
331 women 3,765 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 Darley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Darley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Pará 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 838 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 551 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 378 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 360 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 233 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 216 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 191 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 146 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 134 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 102 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 97 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 86 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 59 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 58 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 57 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Darley
Ending in -ey, the same as the English place name and surname Darley; proportionally, this spelling is most common in Tocantins.
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.
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 Darley
What does the name Darley mean?
The meaning of Darley 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 Darley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,096 people with the first name Darley, which ranks it number 3,149 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Darley a boy's or a girl's name?
Darley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 331 women and 3,765 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Darley most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.009% of the state's population is named Darley (134 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Darley?
Darlei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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