Meaning of the nameKelvi
- Male
- Kel-vi
Kelvi is a male name that recalls the English Kelvin and appears mostly among people born from 1990 on.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,267 people named Kelvi, the 4,702nd 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 Kelvi 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)
- 2,267
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,702
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,417
- people
Kelvi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kelvi, 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 (789 people).
49 women 2,218 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 Kelvi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kelvi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 390 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 244 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 197 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 150 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 103 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 96 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 86 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 73 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 57 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| 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 Kelvi
Kelvin, the English name with the closest spelling, probably comes from the name of a Scottish river, possibly with the sense of 'narrow water', according to Behind the Name. The origin of the spelling Kelvi is uncertain, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Kelvy as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,267 people named Kelvi, with a median age of 15, almost all born from the 1990s on, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Kelvin · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kelvi · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kelvi
What does the name Kelvi mean?
The meaning of Kelvi 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 Kelvi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,267 people with the first name Kelvi, which ranks it number 4,702 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kelvi a boy's or a girl's name?
Kelvi is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 49 women and 2,218 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kelvi most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kelvi (197 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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