Meaning of the nameKalina
- Female
- Ka-li-na
Kalina is a female name recorded in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Polish, where it means 'viburnum', and its origin in Brazil is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,527 people named Kalina, the 6,175th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Kalina 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)
- 1,527
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,175
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,533
- people
Kalina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kalina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (427 people).
1,523 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 Kalina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kalina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraíba | 423 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 182 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 157 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 147 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 64 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 52 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kalina
Behind the Name records Kalina as a female name in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Polish, languages in which it means 'viburnum', a tree; the Bulgarian masculine form is Kalin. The origin of the spelling Kalina in Brazil is uncertain, and the meaning of the name here is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,527 people named Kalina, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba. Most were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Kalina · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Kalina
What does the name Kalina mean?
The meaning of Kalina 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 Kalina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,527 people with the first name Kalina, which ranks it number 6,175 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Kalina a boy's or a girl's name?
Kalina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,523 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kalina most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.011% of the state's population is named Kalina (423 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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