Meaning of the nameMarcely
- Female
- Mar-ce-ly
Marcely is a spelling of the name Marceli.
Meaning
The meaning of Marcely 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)
- 4,091
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,151
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,428
- people
Marcely in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcely, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,356 people).
4,036 women 55 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 Marcely is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcely in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 758 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 521 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 516 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 489 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 191 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 179 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 174 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 144 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 138 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 137 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 100 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 89 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 85 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 63 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 58 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 55 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 51 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 43 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Marcely
The spelling with a single L and a final Y; proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
About the name Marceli
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups the endings -ele, -eli, -ely, -elle, -elli and -elly as spelling variants of a single feminine formative, coming from the French -elle, which in turn is linked to the Italian diminutive -ella. The origin of the name Marceli as a whole is uncertain. Marceli appears from those born in the 1940s onward and includes male records, while Marcelly and Marcely are concentrated among people born from the 1990s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,520 people named Marceli, of whom 9,115 were women. In Polish, Marceli is a male name, borrowed from the Latin Marcellus.
Other spellings of Marceli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ele, -eli, -ely, -elle, -elli, -elly) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Marceli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Marcelli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Marcely
What does the name Marcely mean?
The meaning of Marcely 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 Marcely in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,091 people with the first name Marcely, which ranks it number 3,151 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Marcely a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcely is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,036 women and 55 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marcely most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Marcely (489 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marcely?
Marceli, Marcelly and Marcelli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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