Meaning of the nameWesle
- Male
- Wes-le
Wesle is a Brazilian masculine name, spelled close to the English Wesley, with most people born between the 1990s and 2000s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,088 people named Wesle, the 7,798th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 21, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Wesle 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)
- 1,088
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,798
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,799
- people
Wesle in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wesle, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (378 people).
0 women 1,073 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 Wesle is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wesle in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 135 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 117 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 110 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 79 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 53 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 53 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wesle
The origin of the spelling Wesle is uncertain. Wesley, an English name well known in Brazil, comes from the English surname formed from Old English west, 'west', and lēah, 'woodland, clearing', according to Wiktionary; Wiktionary lists Uéslei as an adapted spelling and Behind the Name lists Weslei. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,088 people named Wesle, with a median age of 21, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Wesley · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Wesley · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Wesle
What does the name Wesle mean?
The meaning of Wesle 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 Wesle in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,088 people with the first name Wesle, which ranks it number 7,798 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wesle a boy's or a girl's name?
Wesle is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,073 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wesle most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Wesle (110 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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