Meaning of the nameMichely
- Female
- Mi-che-ly
Michely is a spelling of the name Micheli.
Meaning
The meaning of Michely 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)
- 5,219
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,661
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,954
- people
Michely in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Michely, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,590 people).
5,200 women 0 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 Michely is most common
States with the highest share of people named Michely in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.005%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 822 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 537 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 424 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 357 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 305 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 283 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 238 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 218 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 203 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 188 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 184 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 184 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 168 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 151 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 143 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 104 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 95 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 91 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 81 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 69 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 60 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 39 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 33 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Michely
It keeps a single L, like Micheli, but replaces the final -i with -y.
About the name Micheli
The origin of Micheli is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains the feminine formative -ele through French -elle, cites Michele among the traditional names with this ending, and notes that these names also appear with -eli, -ely, -elli and -elly, the pattern of Micheli, Michelli, Michely and Michelly. The same dictionary analyzes Michele as Mich- + -ele, and Behind the Name gives Michelle as the French feminine form of Michel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,378 people named Micheli, with a median age of 33; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
Other spellings of Micheli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ELE, -ELI, -ELY, -ELLI, -ELLY) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Michele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Michelle · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Michely
What does the name Michely mean?
The meaning of Michely 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 Michely in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,219 people with the first name Michely, which ranks it number 2,661 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Michely a boy's or a girl's name?
Michely is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,200 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Michely most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Michely (424 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Michely?
Micheli, Michelly and Michelli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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