Meaning of the nameWesly
- Male
- Wes-ly
Wesly is one of the Brazilian spellings that resemble the English name Wesley, linked to a surname and to a place name in England.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,066 people named Wesly, the 3,829th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Wesly 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)
- 3,066
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,829
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,692
- people
Wesly in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wesly, 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 (989 people).
35 women 3,031 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 Wesly is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wesly in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 507 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 337 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 263 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 201 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 200 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 183 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 161 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 139 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 126 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 112 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 100 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 71 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 33 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
This is the most common spelling in the group, with Y in place of the final -ey of the English Wesley.
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 Wesly
What does the name Wesly mean?
The meaning of Wesly 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 Wesly in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,066 people with the first name Wesly, which ranks it number 3,829 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wesly a boy's or a girl's name?
Wesly is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 35 women and 3,031 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wesly most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Wesly (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wesly?
Weslly and Wesli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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