The baby name Suely is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /suˈɛli/ (soo-EL-ee).
Suely is Portuguese in Origin.
The baby name Suely is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /suˈɛli/ (soo-EL-ee).
Suely is Portuguese in Origin.
Suely is a predominantly Brazilian Portuguese feminine name, widely regarded as a modern blend of the English Sue and Lee. Sue is the familiar form of Susan, ultimately from Hebrew Shoshannah, meaning lily, while Lee derives from Old English leah, clearing or meadow. Together, Suely is often interpreted as evoking a lily of the meadow, a graceful, nature-inflected image that helped the name feel fresh and cosmopolitan in mid-century Brazil.
The name rose sharply from the 1940s through the 1970s amid strong Anglophone cultural influence and fits the same Brazilian pattern as Roseli/Rosely and Marli/Marly. Common spellings are Sueli (the most frequent in Brazil) and Suely, with Suelly appearing occasionally; nickname Su is ubiquitous. Related in style are Suelen/Suellen (from Sue Ellen) and the English Sue and Susan. Though now somewhat dated in Brazil, Suely remains familiar and warmly retro.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #74 | 4 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #75 | 3 | 4,057 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #177 | 33 | 4,575 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #183 | 2,768 | 12,708 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #229 | 17 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #246 | 5 | 4,161 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| BR | 0 | #265 | 82 | 5,969 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #341 | 11 | 8,539 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #370 | 82 | 7,952 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #497 | 14 | 6,731 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #514 | 5 | 9,861 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #594 | 18 | 9,488 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #716 | 36 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #836 | 16 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #932 | 12 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #941 | 43 | 5,561 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #942 | 14 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,366 | 81 | 9,415 |
Suely is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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