Meaning of the nameWarley
- Male
- War-ley
Warley is a masculine name whose spelling matches an English surname of place-name origin, but its origin as a Brazilian given name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Warley 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)
- 15,673
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,257
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,124
- people
Warley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Warley, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (4,535 people).
99 women 15,574 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 Warley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Warley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.042%
- Goiás 0.026%
- Tocantins 0.017%
- Espírito Santo 0.015%
- Distrito Federal 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 8,624 | 0.042% |
| Goiás | 1,853 | 0.026% |
| São Paulo | 905 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 644 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 587 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 500 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 429 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 420 | 0.015% |
| Tocantins | 249 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 211 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 206 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 150 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 123 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 110 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 105 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 74 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 42 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 34 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Warley
Wiktionary records Warley as the name of places in England and as a toponymic surname, from Old English wer, 'weir', and lēah, 'clearing'. The link between this surname and the given name used in Brazil is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,673 people named Warley, with a median age of 30; the name is almost always male and, proportionally, is most common in Minas Gerais. It hardly appears among those born before the 1970s.
It is the most common spelling in the group and is identical to the English surname.
Other spellings of Warley
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Warley | 15,673 |
| Warlei | 3,211 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Warley · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Warley
What does the name Warley mean?
The meaning of Warley 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 Warley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,673 people with the first name Warley, which ranks it number 1,257 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Warley a boy's or a girl's name?
Warley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 99 women and 15,574 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Warley most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.042% of the state's population is named Warley (8,624 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Warley?
Warlei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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