Meaning of the nameKalil
- Male
- Ka-lil
Kalil is a male name written with K, listed alongside Calil, Kahlil, Kalyl and Khalil; the etymology of this spelling is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Kalil 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)
- 1,716
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,693
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,444
- people
Kalil in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kalil, 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 (575 people).
0 women 1,704 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 Kalil is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kalil in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 411 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 131 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 101 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 98 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 94 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 68 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 53 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kalil
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Calil, Kahlil, Kalyl and Khalil as spelling variants of Kalil. For the spelling Khalil, Wiktionary indicates a borrowing from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl), 'friend', and Behind the Name gives the same meaning. The etymology of the spelling Kalil is not known for certain. Almost always male, the largest group was born in the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,716 people named Kalil, with a median age of 20. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kalil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Khalil · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Khalil · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Kalil
What does the name Kalil mean?
The meaning of Kalil 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 Kalil in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,716 people with the first name Kalil, which ranks it number 5,693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kalil a boy's or a girl's name?
Kalil is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,704 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kalil most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kalil (134 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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