Meaning of the nameKaique
- Male
- Ka-i-que
Kaique is a spelling of the name Caíque.
Meaning
The meaning of Kaique 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)
- 79,111
- Rank in Brazil
- #391
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 43,857
- people
Kaique in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kaique, 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 (36,784 people).
644 women 78,467 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 Kaique is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kaique in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.060%
- Bahia 0.054%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.049%
- Rondônia 0.046%
- Tocantins 0.046%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 26,636 | 0.060% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,520 | 0.046% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,890 | 0.049% |
| Bahia | 7,667 | 0.054% |
| Goiás | 2,998 | 0.043% |
| Paraná | 2,890 | 0.025% |
| Pernambuco | 2,521 | 0.028% |
| Pará | 2,112 | 0.026% |
| Ceará | 1,976 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,724 | 0.045% |
| Maranhão | 1,689 | 0.025% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,447 | 0.040% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,375 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,111 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,085 | 0.039% |
| Piauí | 908 | 0.028% |
| Paraíba | 836 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 797 | 0.026% |
| Sergipe | 743 | 0.034% |
| Rondônia | 733 | 0.046% |
| Tocantins | 701 | 0.046% |
| Amazonas | 567 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 278 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 266 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 227 | 0.031% |
| Roraima | 211 | 0.033% |
| Acre | 203 | 0.025% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kaique
With K and without an accent, the most common spelling in the group; Wiktionary gives it as a variant of Caíque.
About the name Caíque
The sources differ on the origin of Caíque. Behind the Name explains it as a contraction of Carlos Henrique and notes that caíque is also the name of an Amazonian parrot of the genus Pionites; Wiktionary gives the origin as unknown. Kaique and Kaíque are variants of Caíque, according to both, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Kaique, Kayque, Caike and other spellings as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 145,218 people across the three spellings in the group, 79,111 of them as Kaique, almost all born from the 1990s onward.
Other spellings of Caíque
Sources
- Wiktionary: Caíque · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Caíque · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Kaique · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Kaíque · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caique · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kaique
What does the name Kaique mean?
The meaning of Kaique 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 Kaique in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 79,111 people with the first name Kaique, which ranks it number 391 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kaique a boy's or a girl's name?
Kaique is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 644 women and 78,467 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kaique most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.060% of the state's population is named Kaique (26,636 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kaique?
Caíque and Kayque. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Kaique with a source. See the methodology.