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Meaning of the nameDirley

Dirley is a spelling of the name Dirlei.

Meaning

The meaning of Dirley 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)
1,391
Rank in Brazil
#6,604
Median age
44 years
2010 Census
1,108
people

Dirley in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dirley, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (370 people).

381 women 1,010 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 Dirley is most common

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

  1. Amazonas 0.004%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais2160.001%
Rio de Janeiro2060.001%
São Paulo1850.000%
Amazonas1710.004%
Paraná1330.001%
Pará730.001%
Santa Catarina730.001%
Goiás540.001%
Bahia490.000%
Espírito Santo400.001%
Rio Grande do Sul320.000%
Mato Grosso270.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul200.001%
Pernambuco170.000%
Rondônia160.001%

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

The spelling Dirley

Swaps the final i for y and is the least common spelling in the group.

About the name Dirlei

The origin of the spellings Dirlei and Dirley is uncertain. IBGE counts them separately, with Dirlei the most common in the group. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,912 people named Dirlei, with a median age of 48, and the name appears as both female and male. The peak was among those born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Other spellings of Dirlei

SpellingPeople (2022)
Dirlei5,912
Dirley1,391

Questions about the name Dirley

What does the name Dirley mean?

The meaning of Dirley 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 Dirley in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,391 people with the first name Dirley, which ranks it number 6,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Dirley is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 381 women and 1,010 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Dirley most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Dirley (171 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Dirley?

Dirlei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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