Meaning of the nameKelen
- Female
- Ke-len
Kelen is a female name of uncertain origin, also spelled Kellen, that became more frequent among people born in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Kelen 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)
- 10,100
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,703
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,549
- people
Kelen in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kelen, 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 (3,905 people).
10,036 women 64 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 Kelen is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kelen in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.021%
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.008%
- Goiás 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,263 | 0.021% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,638 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 1,383 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 772 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 639 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 563 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 429 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 424 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 374 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 226 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 214 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 184 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 170 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 158 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 144 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 106 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 68 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 49 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 47 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kelen
The origin of Kelen and Kellen as Brazilian names is uncertain. In English there is Kellen, which Wiktionary records as a name given to men and women and which Behind the Name describes as male, possibly coming from a German surname. In Brazil, both spellings are almost always female and are concentrated among people born from the 1970s to the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,100 people named Kelen, with a median age of 34; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. Kelen has one L and Kellen has two.
The spelling with a single L; the form with two Ls, Kellen, is the most common in the group.
Other spellings of Kelen
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Kellen | 11,534 |
| Kelen | 10,100 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kellen · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Behind the Name: Kellen · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Kelen
What does the name Kelen mean?
The meaning of Kelen 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 Kelen in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,100 people with the first name Kelen, which ranks it number 1,703 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Kelen a boy's or a girl's name?
Kelen is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 10,036 women and 64 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kelen most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.021% of the state's population is named Kelen (2,263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kelen?
Kellen. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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