Meaning of the nameWeslly
- Male
- Wes-lly
Weslly is a spelling of the name Wesly.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,214 people named Weslly, the 7,248th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 19, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Weslly 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)
- 1,214
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,248
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 805
- people
Weslly in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Weslly, 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 (410 people).
0 women 1,198 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 Weslly is most common
States with the highest share of people named Weslly in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 206 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 150 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 53 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 50 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Weslly
It has a double L and ends in -ly; IBGE counts more than a thousand people with this spelling, almost all born from the 1980s on.
About the name Wesly
Wesley, an English name that Wiktionary also records in Portuguese as an unadapted loanword (with the adapted spelling Uéslei), comes from a surname of toponymic origin formed from west and lēah, 'woodland, clearing'; Behind the Name translates it as 'western meadow' and cites Weslei as a Brazilian variant. The origin of the spellings Wesly, Wesli and Weslly is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,066 people named Wesly, 1,214 named Weslly and 537 named Wesli.
Other spellings of Wesly
Sources
- Wiktionary: Wesley · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Wesley · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Weslei · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Weslly
What does the name Weslly mean?
The meaning of Weslly 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 Weslly in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,214 people with the first name Weslly, which ranks it number 7,248 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Weslly a boy's or a girl's name?
Weslly is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,198 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Weslly most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Weslly (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Weslly?
Wesly and Wesli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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