Meaning of the nameWeslley
- Male
- English origin
- Wesl-ley
Weslley is a spelling of the name Wesley, which means “meadow in the west”.
Meaning
“meadow in the west”
Meaning of the name Wesley, of which Weslley is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Wesley (English) · Behind the Name: Wesley
- People (2022)
- 16,097
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,231
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,311
- people
Weslley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Weslley, 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 (5,065 people).
95 women 16,002 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 Weslley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Weslley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.016%
- Paraíba 0.015%
- Pernambuco 0.014%
- Piauí 0.013%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,632 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,318 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 1,296 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,212 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 793 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 774 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 715 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 694 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 629 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 595 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 511 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 491 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 473 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 409 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 385 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 356 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 316 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 310 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 288 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 222 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 178 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 160 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 97 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 91 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 68 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 49 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 35 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Weslley
Doubles the L and keeps the final Y.
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.
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 Weslley
What does the name Weslley mean?
Weslley means “meadow in the west”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Wesley, of which Weslley is a spelling.
How many people are named Weslley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,097 people with the first name Weslley, which ranks it number 1,231 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Weslley a boy's or a girl's name?
Weslley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 95 women and 16,002 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Weslley?
Weslley is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Weslley most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.016% of the state's population is named Weslley (491 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Weslley?
Wesley, Weslei, Ueslei, Uesley, Wesllei and Wueslei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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