Meaning of the nameWesley
- Male
- English origin
- Wes-ley
Wesley is a male name of English origin, taken from Old English place names that mean 'meadow in the west'.
- People (2022)
- 207,677
- Rank in Brazil
- #155
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 157,188
- people
Wesley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wesley, 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 (68,716 people).
1,327 women 206,350 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 Wesley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wesley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.158%
- Distrito Federal 0.142%
- Sergipe 0.140%
- Espírito Santo 0.136%
- Minas Gerais 0.133%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 46,975 | 0.106% |
| Minas Gerais | 27,256 | 0.133% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 13,297 | 0.083% |
| Bahia | 12,799 | 0.091% |
| Goiás | 11,115 | 0.158% |
| Paraná | 10,891 | 0.095% |
| Pernambuco | 9,107 | 0.101% |
| Pará | 7,761 | 0.096% |
| Ceará | 7,370 | 0.084% |
| Maranhão | 7,172 | 0.106% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7,122 | 0.065% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,209 | 0.136% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,542 | 0.060% |
| Paraíba | 4,145 | 0.104% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,059 | 0.111% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,989 | 0.142% |
| Alagoas | 3,809 | 0.122% |
| Piauí | 3,184 | 0.097% |
| Sergipe | 3,103 | 0.140% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,039 | 0.110% |
| Amazonas | 3,002 | 0.076% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,616 | 0.079% |
| Tocantins | 1,966 | 0.130% |
| Rondônia | 1,946 | 0.123% |
| Acre | 924 | 0.111% |
| Amapá | 693 | 0.094% |
| Roraima | 586 | 0.092% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wesley
Wesley comes from an English surname taken from place names, formed from the Old English west, 'west', and lēah, 'woodland, clearing'. Behind the Name sums up the place name as 'meadow in the west'. Portuguese took it from English without adaptation, and Wiktionary also records the adapted form Uéslei. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 207,677 people named Wesley, with more records among people born in the 1990s. Weslei, Weslley, Ueslei, Uesley, Wesllei and Wueslei are spellings of the same name, adapted to Brazilian pronunciation.
This is the reference spelling and the most common in the group, identical to the English one.
Other spellings of Wesley
Sources
- Wiktionary: Wesley · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Wesley (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Wesley · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ueslei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wesley
What does the name Wesley mean?
Wesley means “meadow in the west”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Wesley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 207,677 people with the first name Wesley, which ranks it number 155 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wesley a boy's or a girl's name?
Wesley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,327 women and 206,350 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Wesley?
Wesley is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Wesley most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.158% of the state's population is named Wesley (11,115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wesley?
Weslei, Weslley, Ueslei, Uesley, Wesllei and Wueslei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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