Meaning of the nameKelve
- Male
- Kel-ve
Kelve is a male name of uncertain origin, recorded in Brazil almost only for people born from the 1990s on.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,340 people named Kelve, the 6,797th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 15, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Kelve 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)
- 1,340
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,797
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,371
- people
Kelve in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kelve, 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 (465 people).
29 women 1,311 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 Kelve is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kelve in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 181 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 164 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 122 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 120 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kelve
The origin of the spelling Kelve is uncertain. Similar names have their own entries in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), such as Kelven and Kelvin, but the formation of Kelve is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,340 people named Kelve, with a median age of 15; it is almost always a male name. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kelven · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Kelve
What does the name Kelve mean?
The meaning of Kelve 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 Kelve in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,340 people with the first name Kelve, which ranks it number 6,797 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kelve a boy's or a girl's name?
Kelve is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 29 women and 1,311 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kelve most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kelve (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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