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Meaning of the nameHarley

Harley is a spelling of the name Arlei, which means “from Old English hara, 'hare', or hær, 'rock', and leah, 'woodland, clearing'”.

Meaning

“from Old English hara, 'hare', or hær, 'rock', and leah, 'woodland, clearing'”

Source: Behind the Name: Harley · Wiktionary: Harley

People (2022)
2,898
Rank in Brazil
#3,985
Median age
36 years
2010 Census
2,187
people

Harley in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Harley, 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 (652 people).

90 women 2,808 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 Harley is most common

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

  1. Minas Gerais 0.003%
  2. Amazonas 0.003%
  3. Pará 0.002%
  4. Goiás 0.002%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais6640.003%
São Paulo5020.001%
Rio de Janeiro2920.002%
Bahia1840.001%
Pará1620.002%
Goiás1340.002%
Ceará1290.002%
Amazonas1210.003%
Santa Catarina760.001%
Espírito Santo670.002%
Distrito Federal640.002%
Paraíba590.002%
Rio Grande do Sul550.001%
Paraná520.001%
Pernambuco500.001%
Maranhão410.001%
Mato Grosso410.001%
Sergipe280.001%
Alagoas260.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul240.001%
Piauí230.001%
Rio Grande do Norte230.001%
Roraima210.003%
Tocantins190.001%
Amapá180.003%
Rondônia160.001%

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

The spelling Harley

It keeps the initial H of the English surname Harley, which comes from place names in England.

About the name Arlei

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Arlei, Arley, Harlei and Harley as spelling variants of the same name. The origin of Arlei and Arley is uncertain. Harley is an English surname taken from place names, from Old English hara, 'hare', or hær, 'rock', and leah, 'woodland, clearing', according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,094 people named Arlei, with a median age of 44; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Other spellings of Arlei

SpellingPeople (2022)
Arlei6,094
Arley5,074
Harley2,898

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Harley · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Harley · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arlei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Harley · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  5. Behind the Name: Harley · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Harley

What does the name Harley mean?

Harley means “from Old English hara, 'hare', or hær, 'rock', and leah, 'woodland, clearing'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Harley in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,898 people with the first name Harley, which ranks it number 3,985 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Harley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 90 women and 2,808 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Harley?

Harley is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Harley most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.003% of the state's population is named Harley (664 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Harley?

Arlei and Arley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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