Meaning of the nameKaroliny
- Female
- Ka-ro-li-ny
Karoliny is a spelling of the name Carolini.
Meaning
The meaning of Karoliny 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)
- 2,757
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,112
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,520
- people
Karoliny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Karoliny, 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 (1,084 people).
2,751 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 Karoliny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Karoliny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 453 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 335 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 194 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 180 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 172 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 168 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 127 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 120 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 106 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 101 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 99 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 72 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 59 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 52 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 28 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Karoliny
It is the most common spelling in the group, with K and y. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
About the name Carolini
The origin of the spellings Carolini, Karoliny and Caroliny is uncertain. They resemble Carolina, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), links to the French Caroline and the Latin Carolus, possibly via the Italian Carolina, and Caroline, which the same dictionary says probably comes from Carolina. The three differ in the initial K or C and in the ending in i or y. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,361 people named Carolini, with a median age of 25. Almost all are women, and most were born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Other spellings of Carolini
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carolina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caroline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Karoliny
What does the name Karoliny mean?
The meaning of Karoliny 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 Karoliny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,757 people with the first name Karoliny, which ranks it number 4,112 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Karoliny a boy's or a girl's name?
Karoliny is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,751 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Karoliny most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.005% of the state's population is named Karoliny (194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Karoliny?
Carolini and Caroliny. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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