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Meaning of the nameOrli

Orli is a name used in Brazil by men and women, and the origin of the Brazilian form is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,042 people named Orli, the 5,042nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Orli 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)
2,042
Rank in Brazil
#5,042
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
2,559
people

Orli in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Orli, 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 (626 people).

414 women 1,628 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 Orli is most common

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

  1. Santa Catarina 0.010%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.007%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  4. Paraná 0.003%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Santa Catarina7390.010%
Rio Grande do Sul2960.003%
Paraná2830.003%
Espírito Santo2590.007%
Rio de Janeiro1080.001%
Minas Gerais980.001%
São Paulo950.000%
Rondônia310.002%
Mato Grosso290.001%
Bahia240.000%
Goiás180.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul170.001%

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

About the name Orli

Behind the Name records Orli as a Hebrew feminine name, 'light for me', but in Brazil most of those registered are male, and the origin of the Brazilian use is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,042 people named Orli, with a median age of 57, most of them born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Orli · behindthename.com · origin
  2. IBGE: Nomes no Brasil, Censo 2022 (Orli) · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage

Questions about the name Orli

What does the name Orli mean?

The meaning of Orli 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 Orli in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,042 people with the first name Orli, which ranks it number 5,042 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Orli is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 414 women and 1,628 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Orli most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.010% of the state's population is named Orli (739 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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