Meaning of the nameKelvis
- Male
- Kel-vis
Kelvis is a Brazilian masculine name that recalls the English name Kelvin, with -s in place of the final -n; the origin of Kelvis itself is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,410 people named Kelvis, the 6,544th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 19, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Kelvis 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)
- 1,410
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,544
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,388
- people
Kelvis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kelvis, 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 (550 people).
0 women 1,398 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 Kelvis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kelvis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 158 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 154 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 109 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 59 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kelvis
The spelling Kelvis swaps the final -n of Kelvin for -s, and its origin is uncertain. Behind the Name treats Kelvin as an English name that probably comes from the name of a Scottish river, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Kelvin with the variants Kelvim and Kelvyn. The name is almost always male. IBGE recorded 1,410 people named Kelvis in the 2022 Census, almost all born from the 1990s onward.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kelvin · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Kelvin · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Kelvis
What does the name Kelvis mean?
The meaning of Kelvis 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 Kelvis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,410 people with the first name Kelvis, which ranks it number 6,544 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kelvis a boy's or a girl's name?
Kelvis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,398 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kelvis most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kelvis (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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