Meaning of the nameSirlei
- Female
- Sir-lei
Sirlei is a feminine name of uncertain origin, grouped with Shirley, Shirlei and Sirley, and most often given to people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Sirlei 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)
- 42,960
- Rank in Brazil
- #630
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 50,588
- people
Sirlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sirlei, 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 (14,628 people).
40,361 women 2,599 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 Sirlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sirlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.084%
- Paraná 0.080%
- Santa Catarina 0.072%
- Rondônia 0.037%
- Mato Grosso 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 9,186 | 0.084% |
| Paraná | 9,144 | 0.080% |
| São Paulo | 7,153 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,481 | 0.072% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,954 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 1,411 | 0.020% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,383 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,304 | 0.036% |
| Bahia | 916 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 838 | 0.030% |
| Rondônia | 590 | 0.037% |
| Espírito Santo | 560 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 348 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 167 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 104 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 90 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 47 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with an initial S and the ending -lei.
Other spellings of Sirlei
Sources
- Wiktionary: Shirley · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Shirley · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Sirlei
What does the name Sirlei mean?
The meaning of Sirlei 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 Sirlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 42,960 people with the first name Sirlei, which ranks it number 630 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Sirlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Sirlei is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 40,361 women and 2,599 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sirlei most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.084% of the state's population is named Sirlei (9,186 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sirlei?
Shirley, Shirlei and Sirley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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