Meaning of the nameVanderley
- Male
- Van-der-ley
Vanderley is a spelling of the name Vanderlei, which means “of the slates (from Dutch von der Ley)”.
Meaning
“of the slates (from Dutch von der Ley)”
Meaning of the name Vanderlei, of which Vanderley is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei, Van-)
- People (2022)
- 13,006
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,415
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,662
- people
Vanderley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanderley, 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 (4,311 people).
128 women 12,878 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 Vanderley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanderley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.013%
- Minas Gerais 0.012%
- Goiás 0.012%
- Espírito Santo 0.012%
- Tocantins 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,797 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,408 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 834 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 816 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 691 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 634 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 605 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 516 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 443 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 378 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 355 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 324 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 303 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 286 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 243 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 203 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 174 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 162 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 146 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 126 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 108 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 107 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 88 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 86 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 72 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 57 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Vanderley
It ends in -ley, like the Dutch Ley. Wiktionary records it as an alternative spelling, and the Morfemário points to it as the given name from which the element -derlei, used in other names, came.
About the name Vanderlei
Wiktionary derives Vanderlei from Dutch van der Leij. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that the given name arose in Brazil from the Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates', which, according to Guérios and Machado, became van der Lei and then Vanderlei from the seventeenth century on, with the Dutch presence in Pernambuco. Wiktionary also lists the spellings Vanderley, Wanderlei and Wanderley. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 104,165 people named Vanderlei, peaking among those born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Other spellings of Vanderlei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Vanderlei | 104,165 |
| Vanderley | 13,006 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei, Van-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Vanderley
What does the name Vanderley mean?
Vanderley means “of the slates (from Dutch von der Ley)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Vanderlei, of which Vanderley is a spelling.
How many people are named Vanderley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,006 people with the first name Vanderley, which ranks it number 1,415 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanderley a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanderley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 128 women and 12,878 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vanderley most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Vanderley (516 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Vanderley?
Vanderlei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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