Meaning of the nameYarlei
- Male
- Yar-lei
Yarlei is a spelling of the name Iarley.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,179 people named Yarlei, the 7,399th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 12, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Yarlei 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)
- 1,179
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,399
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 616
- people
Yarlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Yarlei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (508 people).
20 women 1,159 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 Yarlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Yarlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 346 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 183 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 73 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 53 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 40 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Yarlei
Combines the initial Y with the ending -lei; the Dictionary has Yarlei as its own entry, with Hiarlei among the variants.
About the name Iarley
The origin of the spelling Iarley is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Iarley, Iarlei, Yarlei and Yarley as spelling variants of the same name, and also lists Hiarlei, Hiarley, Iarlley and Yarlley. The spellings differ in the first letter, I or Y, and in the ending, -lei or -ley. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,475 people named Iarley, the most common spelling in the group; the name is almost always male, and most were born in the 2000s and 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Other spellings of Iarley
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Iarlei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Yarlei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Yarlei
What does the name Yarlei mean?
The meaning of Yarlei 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 Yarlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,179 people with the first name Yarlei, which ranks it number 7,399 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Yarlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Yarlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 1,159 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Yarlei most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Yarlei (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Yarlei?
Iarley, Iarlei and Yarley. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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