Meaning of the nameCaroliny
- Female
- Ca-ro-li-ny
Caroliny is a spelling of the name Carolini.
Meaning
The meaning of Caroliny is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,998
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,121
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,253
- people
Caroliny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Caroliny, 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 (811 people).
1,994 women 0 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 Caroliny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Caroliny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 481 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 238 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 170 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 119 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 116 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 114 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Caroliny
It combines an initial C with an ending in y.
About the name Carolini
The origin of the spellings Carolini, Karoliny and Caroliny is uncertain. They resemble Carolina, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), links to the French Caroline and the Latin Carolus, possibly via the Italian Carolina, and Caroline, which the same dictionary says probably comes from Carolina. The three differ in the initial K or C and in the ending in i or y. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,361 people named Carolini, with a median age of 25. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Other spellings of Carolini
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carolina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caroline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Caroliny
What does the name Caroliny mean?
The meaning of Caroliny is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Caroliny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,998 people with the first name Caroliny, which ranks it number 5,121 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Caroliny a boy's or a girl's name?
Caroliny is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,994 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Caroliny most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Caroliny (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Caroliny?
Karoliny and Carolini. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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