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Meaning of the nameKailany

Kailany is a female name, a variant of Kailani, a Hawaiian name formed from kai ('sea') and lani ('sky'), meaning 'heavenly sea'.

Meaning

“heavenly sea (from kai, 'sea', and lani, 'sky')”

Source: Wiktionary: Kailani · Behind the Name: Kailani

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People (2022)
3,511
Rank in Brazil
#3,492
Median age
17 years
2010 Census
1,971
people

Kailany in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Kailany, 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 (2,705 people).

3,493 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 Kailany is most common

States with the highest share of people named Kailany in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Espírito Santo 0.004%
  2. Pará 0.003%
  3. Maranhão 0.003%
  4. Pernambuco 0.002%
  5. Ceará 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5410.001%
Rio de Janeiro3130.002%
Minas Gerais2950.001%
Bahia2880.002%
Pernambuco2080.002%
Ceará2030.002%
Pará2030.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1960.002%
Maranhão1700.003%
Espírito Santo1630.004%
Santa Catarina1170.002%
Goiás1050.002%
Paraná970.001%
Amazonas850.002%
Piauí760.002%
Paraíba680.002%
Tocantins640.004%
Alagoas580.002%
Rio Grande do Norte550.002%
Sergipe420.002%
Distrito Federal380.001%
Mato Grosso280.001%
Rondônia270.002%
Acre250.003%
Roraima190.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul170.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Kailany

Behind the Name lists Kailany as a variant of Kailani, a Hawaiian name formed from kai ('ocean, sea') and lani ('sky'); Wiktionary gives Kailani as a Hawaiian name in modern use, 'heavenly sea'. The spelling Kaillany, with a double L, has no documented origin of its own. The three spellings differ in the final vowel (I or Y) and in a single or double L. Almost all the people registered are women, and most were born in the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,511 people named Kailany, with a median age of 17.

It is the most registered spelling in the group, with a final Y and a single L; Behind the Name lists it as a variant of Kailani.

Other spellings of Kailany

SpellingPeople (2022)
Kailany3,511
Kaillany1,003
Kailani789

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Kailani · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Kailani · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Kailany · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Kailany

What does the name Kailany mean?

Kailany means “heavenly sea (from kai, 'sea', and lani, 'sky')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Kailany in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,511 people with the first name Kailany, which ranks it number 3,492 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Kailany a boy's or a girl's name?

Kailany is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,493 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Kailany most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Kailany (163 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Kailany?

Kaillany and Kailani. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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