Meaning of the nameVanderli

Unisex
Van-der-li

Vanderli is a Brazilian name, a probable variation of Vanderlei, which comes from the Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates', and is given to both men and women.

Meaning

“probable variation of Vanderlei, from Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vanderli · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário

People (2022): 9,850
Rank in Brazil: #1,735
Median age: 50 years
2010 Census: 12,252; people

Vanderli in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vanderli, 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 (3,200 people).

4,498 women 5,352 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 Vanderli is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,143	0.005%
Minas Gerais	1,881	0.009%
Rio Grande do Sul	793	0.007%
Goiás	714	0.010%
Paraná	623	0.005%
Santa Catarina	454	0.006%
Espírito Santo	431	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	406	0.003%
Ceará	343	0.004%
Bahia	277	0.002%
Pará	197	0.002%
Maranhão	194	0.003%
Pernambuco	191	0.002%
Paraíba	188	0.005%
Mato Grosso	174	0.005%
Amazonas	153	0.004%
Distrito Federal	131	0.005%
Rondônia	117	0.007%
Tocantins	101	0.007%
Mato Grosso do Sul	91	0.003%
Alagoas	74	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	54	0.002%
Piauí	50	0.002%
Acre	31	0.004%
Sergipe	19	0.001%

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

About the name Vanderli

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Vanderli as Van- + -derli and describes it as a probable variation of Vanderlei. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the same dictionary says that -derlei is certainly taken from Vanderley, a name that arises in Brazil from the Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates', and notes that names with -derli vary a great deal in gender. Wiktionary also gives Vanderlei as coming from the Dutch van der Leij. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,850 people named Vanderli, with a peak among those born in the 1970s (3,200 people), and the records are split between men and women.

The spelling with a final I, the most recorded in the group.

Other spellings of Vanderli

Spelling	People (2022)
Vanderli	9,850
Vanderly	1,572

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vanderli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Vanderli

What does the name Vanderli mean?

Vanderli means “probable variation of Vanderlei, from Dutch von der Ley, 'of the slates'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Vanderli in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,850 people with the first name Vanderli, which ranks it number 1,735 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Vanderli is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 4,498 women and 5,352 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Vanderli most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.011% of the state's population is named Vanderli (431 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Vanderli?

Vanderly. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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