Meaning of the nameShirlei
- Female
- Shir-lei
Shirlei is a spelling of the name Sirlei.
Meaning
The meaning of Shirlei 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)
- 18,089
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,134
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 27,978
- people
Shirlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Shirlei, 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 (5,266 people).
17,945 women 144 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 Shirlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Shirlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.014%
- São Paulo 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
- Paraná 0.010%
- Santa Catarina 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,313 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,318 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,923 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 1,191 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 1,176 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,133 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 785 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 506 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 451 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 338 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 297 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 249 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 221 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 213 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 127 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 123 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 92 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 82 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 78 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 43 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 33 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Shirlei
It combines the initial sh of Shirley with the ending -lei of Sirlei.
About the name Sirlei
The origin of the spellings Sirlei, Shirlei and Sirley is not known for certain. Shirley, the English form, comes from a surname that arose from a place name: Behind the Name reads the place name as 'bright clearing', from Old English elements for 'bright' and 'wood, clearing', and Wiktionary breaks it down as sċīr, 'county', and lēah, 'meadow'. Sirlei is almost always a feminine name and is concentrated among people born between the 1950s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 42,960 people named Sirlei, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Sirlei
Sources
- Wiktionary: Shirley · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Shirley · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Shirlei
What does the name Shirlei mean?
The meaning of Shirlei 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 Shirlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,089 people with the first name Shirlei, which ranks it number 1,134 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Shirlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Shirlei is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 17,945 women and 144 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Shirlei most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.014% of the state's population is named Shirlei (2,318 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Shirlei?
Sirlei, Shirley and Sirley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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