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Meaning of the nameNoeli

Noeli is a female name of uncertain origin, most used among women born in the 1960s and also written Noely.

Meaning

The meaning of Noeli 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)
23,604
Rank in Brazil
#954
Median age
55 years
2010 Census
27,110
people

Noeli in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Noeli, 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 (7,112 people).

23,200 women 404 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 Noeli is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.077%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.050%
  3. Paraná 0.046%
  4. Mato Grosso 0.016%
  5. Rondônia 0.013%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul8,3440.077%
Paraná5,2840.046%
Santa Catarina3,7940.050%
São Paulo2,7130.006%
Mato Grosso5710.016%
Bahia5510.004%
Minas Gerais4040.002%
Rio de Janeiro3660.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul2920.011%
Goiás2210.003%
Pará2200.003%
Rondônia2060.013%
Maranhão890.001%
Amazonas780.002%
Espírito Santo750.002%
Distrito Federal660.002%
Pernambuco590.001%
Ceará500.001%
Piauí360.001%
Tocantins340.002%
Sergipe260.001%
Roraima260.004%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Alagoas220.001%
Acre220.003%
Amapá160.002%
Paraíba150.000%

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

About the name Noeli

The origin of the name Noeli is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,604 people named Noeli, with a median age of 55. The name is almost always female, although it also appears among men, and it peaked among women born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The spelling Noely, with Y, is the least common in the group.

This is the most common spelling in the group, with a final I.

Other spellings of Noeli

SpellingPeople (2022)
Noeli23,604
Noely2,205

Questions about the name Noeli

What does the name Noeli mean?

The meaning of Noeli 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 Noeli in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,604 people with the first name Noeli, which ranks it number 954 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Noeli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 23,200 women and 404 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Noeli most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.077% of the state's population is named Noeli (8,344 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Noeli?

Noely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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