Meaning of the nameKellen
- Female
- Kel-len
Kellen is a spelling of the name Kelen.
Meaning
The meaning of Kellen 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)
- 11,534
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,542
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,975
- people
Kellen in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kellen, 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 (4,033 people).
11,472 women 62 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 Kellen is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kellen in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.013%
- Goiás 0.012%
- Distrito Federal 0.011%
- Tocantins 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,968 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,858 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,410 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 954 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 851 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 651 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 542 | 0.014% |
| Santa Catarina | 493 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 488 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 332 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 301 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 294 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 267 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 207 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 189 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 146 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 91 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 65 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 65 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 40 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kellen
This is the most common spelling in the group, with LL, the same as the English name Kellen; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
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.
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 Kellen
What does the name Kellen mean?
The meaning of Kellen 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 Kellen in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,534 people with the first name Kellen, which ranks it number 1,542 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Kellen a boy's or a girl's name?
Kellen is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,472 women and 62 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kellen most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.014% of the state's population is named Kellen (542 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kellen?
Kelen. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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