Given name & surname
Vanderlei
Vanderlei is a masculine given name from Dutch. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vanderlei through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vanderlei’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Vanderlei has a related form in WANDERLEY. In Portuguese usage, Vanderlei has a related form in VANDERLEY. In Portuguese usage, Vanderlei has a related form in WANDERLEI.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Vanderlei
- Vanderlei LuxemburgoBrazilian footballer and managerborn 1952
- Vanderlei de LimaBrazilian athletics competitor (born 1969)
- DerleiBrazilian footballerborn 1975
- PalhinhaBrazilian association football player (1950–2023)
- VanderleiBrazilian footballerborn 1984
- Wanderley PaivaBrazilian association football player (1946-2023
- VanderleiBrazilian footballerborn 1987
- VanderleiBrazilian footballerborn 1978
- Vanderlei LázaroBrazilian association football playerborn 1947
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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