Meaning of the nameKaira
- Female
- Kai-ra
Kaira is a female name with an initial K, of uncertain origin, recorded almost always in women and mostly in people born from the 2000s on.
Meaning
The meaning of Kaira is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,179
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,399
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 880
- people
Kaira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kaira, 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 (369 people).
1,145 women 34 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 Kaira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kaira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 217 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 100 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 72 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 55 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kaira
The origin of the spelling Kaira is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Caira, Cayra and Kayra as spellings of the same name, without giving an etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,179 people named Kaira, with a median age of 16. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kaira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kaira
What does the name Kaira mean?
The meaning of Kaira is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Kaira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,179 people with the first name Kaira, which ranks it number 7,399 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kaira a boy's or a girl's name?
Kaira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,145 women and 34 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kaira most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kaira (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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