Meaning of the nameNaeli
- Female
- Na-e-li
Naeli is a Brazilian female name with the ending -eli, which the Morfemário gives as derived from French -elle, and the variant Naely.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,188 people named Naeli, the 4,817th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 19, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Naeli is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,188
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,817
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,233
- people
Naeli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Naeli, 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 (1,684 people).
2,157 women 31 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 Naeli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Naeli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 384 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 240 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 205 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 151 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 137 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 132 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 118 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 102 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 66 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 61 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 61 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 55 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Naeli
Naeli and Naely are spellings of the same name, with the final formative -eli or -ely. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that this formative comes from French -elle and that names with it appear with the spellings -ele, -eli, -ely, -elle, -elli and -elly. The meaning of the initial element Na- is not documented. Together, the two spellings add up to 4,501 people recorded in the 2022 Census, most of them born in the 2000s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Alagoas.
The spelling with a final -i has 2,188 people recorded, and the birth decades show a clear peak in the 2000s.
Other spellings of Naeli
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Naely | 2,313 |
| Naeli | 2,188 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ELE, -ELI, -ELY) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Naeli
What does the name Naeli mean?
The meaning of Naeli is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Naeli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,188 people with the first name Naeli, which ranks it number 4,817 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Naeli a boy's or a girl's name?
Naeli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,157 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Naeli most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Naeli (132 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Naeli?
Naely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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