Meaning of the nameMarli
- Female
- French origin
- Mar-li
Marli is a female name of French origin, coming from the place name Marly, a village in France.
Meaning
The meaning of Marli 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)
- 182,025
- Rank in Brazil
- #182
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 210,457
- people
Marli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marli, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (64,625 people).
181,069 women 956 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 Marli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.209%
- Paraná 0.187%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.187%
- Rondônia 0.118%
- Minas Gerais 0.103%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 41,784 | 0.094% |
| Paraná | 21,402 | 0.187% |
| Minas Gerais | 21,144 | 0.103% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20,344 | 0.187% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 16,038 | 0.100% |
| Santa Catarina | 15,864 | 0.209% |
| Bahia | 9,540 | 0.068% |
| Goiás | 4,971 | 0.070% |
| Pernambuco | 4,188 | 0.046% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,591 | 0.094% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,425 | 0.094% |
| Pará | 2,738 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,573 | 0.093% |
| Rondônia | 1,861 | 0.118% |
| Ceará | 1,580 | 0.018% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,538 | 0.055% |
| Maranhão | 1,518 | 0.022% |
| Paraíba | 1,481 | 0.037% |
| Alagoas | 1,328 | 0.043% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,081 | 0.033% |
| Sergipe | 922 | 0.042% |
| Amazonas | 912 | 0.023% |
| Piauí | 841 | 0.026% |
| Tocantins | 616 | 0.041% |
| Amapá | 276 | 0.038% |
| Acre | 263 | 0.032% |
| Roraima | 206 | 0.032% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marli
According to Machado (1981), cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Marli comes from the French Marly, which was a place name before it was a personal name; the entry for Marly in the same dictionary defines it as a village in France. The meaning of the place name is not known for certain. The dictionary lists Marly and Marliy as spelling variants of Marli. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 182,025 people named Marli, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1960s, became rare among those born from the 1990s onward and, proportionally, is most common in Santa Catarina.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with a final I in place of the Y of the French form.
Other spellings of Marli
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Marli | 182,025 |
| Marly | 30,412 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marly · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marli
What does the name Marli mean?
The meaning of Marli 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 Marli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 182,025 people with the first name Marli, which ranks it number 182 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marli a boy's or a girl's name?
Marli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 181,069 women and 956 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Marli?
Marli is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Marli most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.209% of the state's population is named Marli (15,864 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marli?
Marly. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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