Meaning of the nameKerolyn
- Female
- Ke-ro-lyn
Kerolyn is a spelling of the name Kerolin.
Meaning
The meaning of Kerolyn 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)
- 1,952
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,196
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 863
- people
Kerolyn in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kerolyn, 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 (698 people).
1,941 women 0 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 Kerolyn is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kerolyn in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 609 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 426 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 238 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 194 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 138 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 90 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 31 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kerolyn
It swaps the final I for Y; it is the second most frequent spelling in the group.
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.
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 Kerolyn
What does the name Kerolyn mean?
The meaning of Kerolyn 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 Kerolyn in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,952 people with the first name Kerolyn, which ranks it number 5,196 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kerolyn a boy's or a girl's name?
Kerolyn is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,941 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kerolyn most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Kerolyn (426 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kerolyn?
Kerolin and Kerollyn. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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