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Meaning of the nameKatlen

Katlen is a spelling of the name Kathleen.

Meaning

The meaning of Katlen 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)
1,702
Rank in Brazil
#5,728
Median age
20 years
2010 Census
1,604
people

Katlen in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Katlen, 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 (626 people).

1,687 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 Katlen is most common

States with the highest share of people named Katlen in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3430.001%
Rio de Janeiro2620.002%
Minas Gerais2280.001%
Paraná1220.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1030.001%
Amazonas940.002%
Santa Catarina740.001%
Goiás610.001%
Pará570.001%
Distrito Federal530.002%
Espírito Santo410.001%
Bahia370.000%
Ceará320.000%
Maranhão260.000%
Mato Grosso240.001%
Pernambuco220.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul160.001%
Paraíba150.000%
Alagoas150.001%
Sergipe150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Katlen

A spelling without the H and with a final -en, less frequent than Kathleen. Most people with this spelling were born in the 1990s and 2000s.

About the name Kathleen

Kathleen is the English form of the Irish name Caitlín, which Wiktionary links to Old French Cateline, with the Irish diminutive -ín. The name Catarina (Catherine), which is usually given as the base, has a debated etymology, so the meaning of Kathleen is not settled with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,575 people named Kathleen, with a median age of 21, almost always women. Katlen is a simpler spelling, without the H.

Other spellings of Kathleen

SpellingPeople (2022)
Kathleen5,575
Katlen1,702

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Kathleen · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Kathleen · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Caitlín · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Katherine · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Katlen

What does the name Katlen mean?

The meaning of Katlen 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 Katlen in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,702 people with the first name Katlen, which ranks it number 5,728 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Katlen a boy's or a girl's name?

Katlen is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,687 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Katlen?

Katlen is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Katlen most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Katlen (262 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Katlen?

Kathleen. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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