Meaning of the nameSirley
- Unisex
- Sir-ley
Sirley is a spelling of the name Sirlei.
Meaning
The meaning of Sirley 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)
- 11,816
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,521
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,195
- people
Sirley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sirley, 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 (4,009 people).
10,205 women 1,611 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 Sirley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sirley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.015%
- Minas Gerais 0.013%
- Rondônia 0.012%
- Paraná 0.011%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,565 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 2,237 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 1,278 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 1,073 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 851 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 460 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 444 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 374 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 372 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 358 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 344 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 288 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 188 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 174 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 164 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 137 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 122 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 41 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Sirley
It has the initial S of Sirlei and the ending -ley of Shirley; it is almost always feminine, but IBGE also records men with this spelling.
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 Sirley
What does the name Sirley mean?
The meaning of Sirley 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 Sirley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,816 people with the first name Sirley, which ranks it number 1,521 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Sirley a boy's or a girl's name?
Sirley is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 10,205 women and 1,611 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sirley most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.015% of the state's population is named Sirley (1,073 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sirley?
Sirlei, Shirley and Shirlei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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