Meaning of the nameKaynan
- Male
- Kay-nan
- Biblical name
Kaynan is a spelling of the name Kainan.
Meaning
The meaning of Kaynan 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)
- 1,591
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,017
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 687
- people
Kaynan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kaynan, 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 (708 people).
33 women 1,558 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 Kaynan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kaynan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 459 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 146 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 127 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 78 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 73 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kaynan
Spelling with K and Y; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
About the name Kainan
Behind the Name lists Kainan as the biblical Greek form of Kenan and Cainan as the Latin form; the meaning would possibly be "possession" in Hebrew, but the etymology is uncertain. Kenan is an Old Testament name. Wiktionary records Kenan as a borrowing from Hebrew qēnān. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,225 people named Kainan, the most common spelling in the group. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Other spellings of Kainan
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kenan · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Kaynan
What does the name Kaynan mean?
The meaning of Kaynan 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 Kaynan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,591 people with the first name Kaynan, which ranks it number 6,017 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kaynan a boy's or a girl's name?
Kaynan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 1,558 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kaynan most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kaynan (126 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kaynan?
Kainan and Cainan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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