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Meaning of the nameShiley

Shiley is a Brazilian feminine name that also exists as an English surname, with most records among women born from 1970 to 1990.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,081 people named Shiley, the 7,837th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Meaning

The meaning of Shiley 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)
1,081
Rank in Brazil
#7,837
Median age
41 years
2010 Census
989
people

Shiley in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Shiley, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (325 people).

1,060 women 21 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 Shiley is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2050.001%
Minas Gerais1330.001%
Rio de Janeiro1300.001%
Pará910.001%
Bahia670.001%
Goiás630.001%
Pernambuco590.001%
Ceará390.000%
Amazonas350.001%
Paraná260.000%
Maranhão250.000%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Espírito Santo220.001%
Distrito Federal220.001%
Paraíba210.001%
Santa Catarina200.000%
Sergipe190.001%

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

About the name Shiley

Shiley exists as an English surname of Irish origin, perhaps a variant of Shealy, according to Wiktionary. As a given name in Brazil, its origin and meaning are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,081 people named Shiley, with a median age of 41. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Shiley · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Shiley

What does the name Shiley mean?

The meaning of Shiley 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 Shiley in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,081 people with the first name Shiley, which ranks it number 7,837 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Shiley is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,060 women and 21 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Shiley most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Shiley (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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