Meaning of the nameKerolin
- Female
- Ke-ro-lin
Kerolin is a Brazilian female name ending in -in, with the spellings Kerolyn and Kerollyn; the origin of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Kerolin 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)
- 3,013
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,882
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,439
- people
Kerolin in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kerolin, 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 (1,003 people).
2,993 women 20 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 Kerolin is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kerolin in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 849 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 824 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 378 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 339 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 192 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 83 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| 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 Kerolin
The origin of Kerolin is uncertain. The name resembles Caroline, which Behind the Name describes as a French feminine form of Carolus, and it ends in -in, similar to the -ine that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records in names such as Aline and Janine, from French -ine and Latin -ina. The people recorded were born mostly between the 1990s and the 2010s, and almost all are female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,013 people named Kerolin, with a median age of 18. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
This is the most common spelling in the group, ending in -in.
Other spellings of Kerolin
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-INE) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Caroline · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Kerolin
What does the name Kerolin mean?
The meaning of Kerolin 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 Kerolin in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,013 people with the first name Kerolin, which ranks it number 3,882 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kerolin a boy's or a girl's name?
Kerolin is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,993 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Kerolin most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Kerolin (849 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kerolin?
Kerolyn and Kerollyn. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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