Meaning of the nameWisley
- Male
- Wis-ley
Wisley is a Brazilian masculine name with an initial W and the ending -ley, similar to Wesley, but of an origin not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,925 people named Wisley, the 3,964th 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 Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Wisley 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)
- 2,925
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,964
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,223
- people
Wisley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wisley, 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 (897 people).
70 women 2,855 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 Wisley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wisley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Goiás 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 527 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 502 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 288 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 129 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 114 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 106 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 93 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 69 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 66 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 62 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 54 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wisley
The origin of the spelling Wisley is uncertain. Behind the Name explains Wesley as a name derived from an English place surname, 'west meadow', and records Weslei as a variant used in Brazil, but does not mention Wisley. The largest number of records is of people born in the 2000s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,925 people named Wisley, with a median age of 22. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Wesley · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Wisley
What does the name Wisley mean?
The meaning of Wisley 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 Wisley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,925 people with the first name Wisley, which ranks it number 3,964 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Wisley a boy's or a girl's name?
Wisley is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 70 women and 2,855 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Wisley most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.009% of the state's population is named Wisley (129 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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