Meaning of the nameWanderleia

Female
Wan-der-lei-a

Wanderleia is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, written like Wanderlei, an alternative form of Vanderlei, from Dutch, with a final -a.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,479 people named Wanderleia, the 2,963rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Meaning

The meaning of Wanderleia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 4,479
Rank in Brazil: #2,963
Median age: 45 years
2010 Census: 4,242; people

Wanderleia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Wanderleia, 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 (1,398 people).

4,454 women 25 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 Wanderleia is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	960	0.005%
São Paulo	663	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	491	0.003%
Paraná	280	0.002%
Pará	238	0.003%
Espírito Santo	198	0.005%
Santa Catarina	191	0.003%
Amazonas	178	0.005%
Goiás	146	0.002%
Paraíba	112	0.003%
Mato Grosso	109	0.003%
Pernambuco	103	0.001%
Bahia	98	0.001%
Maranhão	98	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	97	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	72	0.003%
Tocantins	64	0.004%
Ceará	58	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	56	0.001%
Distrito Federal	52	0.002%
Piauí	48	0.002%
Rondônia	46	0.003%
Alagoas	29	0.001%
Sergipe	27	0.001%
Amapá	25	0.003%
Acre	21	0.003%
Roraima	19	0.003%

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

About the name Wanderleia

Wiktionary records Wanderlei as an alternative form of Vanderlei, which derives from Dutch van der Leij. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the element -derlei as coming from the Dutch appellative von der Ley, 'of the slates'. Wanderleia is written like Wanderlei with a final -a, but the origin of the spelling Wanderleia itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,479 people named Wanderleia, with a median age of 45; it is almost always a female name. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Sources

Wiktionary: Vanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Wanderlei · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-DERLEI) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wanderleia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Wanderleia

What does the name Wanderleia mean?

The meaning of Wanderleia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Wanderleia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,479 people with the first name Wanderleia, which ranks it number 2,963 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Wanderleia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,454 women and 25 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Wanderleia most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.005% of the state's population is named Wanderleia (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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