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Meaning of the nameRosely

Rosely is a spelling of the name Roseli, which means “Portuguese variant of Rosália, from rosa, 'rose' (the flower)”.

Meaning

“Portuguese variant of Rosália, from rosa, 'rose' (the flower)”

Meaning of the name Roseli, of which Rosely is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Roseli · Behind the Name: Rosalia

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People (2022)
11,699
Rank in Brazil
#1,527
Median age
52 years
2010 Census
8,452
people

Rosely in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rosely, 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 (3,576 people).

11,645 women 54 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 Rosely is most common

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

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
  2. Amazonas 0.011%
  3. São Paulo 0.008%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.008%
  5. Paraná 0.008%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,6690.008%
Minas Gerais1,6730.008%
Paraná9150.008%
Rio de Janeiro8300.005%
Pará5350.007%
Amazonas4210.011%
Bahia4130.003%
Pernambuco4130.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul3680.013%
Santa Catarina3420.005%
Goiás3190.005%
Mato Grosso2660.007%
Espírito Santo2200.006%
Maranhão2050.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1420.001%
Paraíba1340.003%
Ceará1270.001%
Alagoas1100.004%
Distrito Federal1050.004%
Rondônia980.006%
Sergipe970.004%
Tocantins680.005%
Amapá670.009%
Piauí550.002%
Rio Grande do Norte520.002%
Roraima330.005%
Acre220.003%

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

The spelling Rosely

It ends in Y; the names dictionary lists it as a written variant of Roseli.

About the name Roseli

Behind the Name describes Roseli as a Portuguese variant of Rosalia, a Late Latin name derived from rosa, 'rose', and places it among the Brazilian forms of Rosalia, alongside Rosilene and Rosélia. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the element Rose- as coming from names such as Rosa or Rose. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 153,661 people named Roseli, with a median age of 50, and the name is, proportionally, most common in Paraná. Rosely swaps the final I for a Y.

Other spellings of Roseli

SpellingPeople (2022)
Roseli153,661
Rosely11,699

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Roseli · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Rosalia · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roseli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosa-, Rose-, Rosi-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Rosely

What does the name Rosely mean?

Rosely means “Portuguese variant of Rosália, from rosa, 'rose' (the flower)”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Roseli, of which Rosely is a spelling.

How many people are named Rosely in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,699 people with the first name Rosely, which ranks it number 1,527 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Rosely is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,645 women and 54 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rosely?

Rosely is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rosely most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.013% of the state's population is named Rosely (368 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rosely?

Roseli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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