Meaning of the nameRosilei
- Female
- Ro-si-lei
Rosilei is a Brazilian female name beginning with Rosi-, an element taken from Rosa and Rose, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Latin, 'rose'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,317 people named Rosilei, the 3,039th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosilei 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)
- 4,317
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,039
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,982
- people
Rosilei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosilei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,939 people).
4,018 women 299 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 Rosilei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosilei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 872 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 810 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 553 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 544 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 472 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 183 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 175 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 164 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 103 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 53 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosilei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains Rosi- as an element taken from names such as Rosa and Rose, derived from Latin, 'rose'. The meaning of the ending -lei in this name is not known for certain, so the name as a whole has no established meaning. The same dictionary lists Rozilei, Roselei, Roseley, Rosiley and Rozelei as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,317 people named Rosilei, with a median age of 47. The name is predominantly female, and most records are of people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Rosi-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosilei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosilei
What does the name Rosilei mean?
The meaning of Rosilei 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 Rosilei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,317 people with the first name Rosilei, which ranks it number 3,039 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosilei a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosilei is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,018 women and 299 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rosilei most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.008% of the state's population is named Rosilei (872 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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