Meaning of the nameKely
- Female
- Ke-ly
Kely is a spelling of the name Kelly.
Meaning
The meaning of Kely 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)
- 21,688
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,011
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,396
- people
Kely in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kely, 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 (7,951 people).
21,574 women 114 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 Kely is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kely in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.016%
- Goiás 0.016%
- Mato Grosso 0.015%
- Amapá 0.015%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,894 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,207 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,804 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,474 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 1,255 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 1,104 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 968 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 794 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 767 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 667 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 561 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 503 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 473 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 460 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 383 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 379 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 376 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 256 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 206 | 0.013% |
| Sergipe | 189 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 184 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 171 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 161 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 160 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 110 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 108 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 74 | 0.012% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kely
It keeps the final Y of Kelly with a single L; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records it as a Portuguese variant of Kelly.
About the name Kelly
According to Behind the Name, Kelly is the anglicized form of the Irish name Ceallach or of the surname derived from it; Wiktionary gives the origin in the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh. The origin of Ceallach is uncertain: it is traditionally said to mean 'bright-headed', but it may also come from Old Irish cellach, 'war, strife', or from cell, 'church'. In English, the name was mostly male before 1940 and began to be given to girls in the 1940s and 1950s, according to Behind the Name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 118,991 people named Kelly, almost always women, born mostly in the 1980s.
Other spellings of Kelly
Sources
- Behind the Name: Kelly · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Kelly · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ceallach · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kelly · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kely
What does the name Kely mean?
The meaning of Kely 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 Kely in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,688 people with the first name Kely, which ranks it number 1,011 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Kely a boy's or a girl's name?
Kely is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,574 women and 114 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kely most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.016% of the state's population is named Kely (3,207 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kely?
Kelly, Keli and Kelli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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