Meaning of the nameKayque
- Male
- Ka-y-que
Kayque is a spelling of the name Caíque.
Meaning
The meaning of Kayque 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)
- 7,800
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,014
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,342
- people
Kayque in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kayque, 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 (3,616 people).
71 women 7,729 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 Kayque is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kayque in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Goiás 0.006%
- São Paulo 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,079 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,354 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 954 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 391 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 352 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 317 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 246 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 243 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 233 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 225 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 196 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 140 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 135 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 131 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 126 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 113 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 99 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 87 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 77 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 75 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kayque
With K and Y; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it as a spelling variant of Caique.
About the name Caíque
The sources differ on the origin of Caíque. Behind the Name explains it as a contraction of Carlos Henrique and notes that caíque is also the name of an Amazonian parrot of the genus Pionites; Wiktionary gives the origin as unknown. Kaique and Kaíque are variants of Caíque, according to both, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Kaique, Kayque, Caike and other spellings as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 145,218 people across the three spellings in the group, 79,111 of them as Kaique, almost all born from the 1990s onward.
Other spellings of Caíque
Sources
- Wiktionary: Caíque · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Caíque · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Kaique · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Kaíque · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caique · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kayque
What does the name Kayque mean?
The meaning of Kayque 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 Kayque in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,800 people with the first name Kayque, which ranks it number 2,014 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kayque a boy's or a girl's name?
Kayque is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 71 women and 7,729 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kayque most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.008% of the state's population is named Kayque (1,354 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kayque?
Kaique and Caíque. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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