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Meaning of the nameKetelyn

Ketelyn is a spelling of the name Ketelin.

Meaning

The meaning of Ketelyn 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)
5,086
Rank in Brazil
#2,708
Median age
14 years
2010 Census
2,068
people

Ketelyn in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ketelyn, 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 (2,180 people).

5,060 women 26 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 Ketelyn is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ketelyn in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
  2. Paraná 0.004%
  3. São Paulo 0.004%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,7110.004%
Rio de Janeiro5890.004%
Minas Gerais4760.002%
Paraná4530.004%
Bahia3040.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2150.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul1490.005%
Goiás1270.002%
Maranhão1250.002%
Santa Catarina1170.002%
Espírito Santo1160.003%
Pará1120.001%
Mato Grosso990.003%
Pernambuco810.001%
Rondônia630.004%
Alagoas560.002%
Ceará520.001%
Sergipe490.002%
Paraíba420.001%
Tocantins290.002%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Piauí230.001%
Rio Grande do Norte220.001%
Acre210.003%
Amazonas180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Ketelyn

Replaces the final i with y and keeps the single T.

About the name Ketelin

Ketelin, Ketelyn, Kethelyn and Kethelin form a group of female spellings that vary between T and TH in the middle and between I and Y at the end. The origin of these spellings is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,511 people named Ketelin, with a median age of 15. The four spellings are almost always female, and Ketelin is the most common in the group.

Other spellings of Ketelin

SpellingPeople (2022)
Ketelin7,511
Ketelyn5,086
Kethelyn4,672
Kethelin2,227

Questions about the name Ketelyn

What does the name Ketelyn mean?

The meaning of Ketelyn 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 Ketelyn in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,086 people with the first name Ketelyn, which ranks it number 2,708 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Ketelyn a boy's or a girl's name?

Ketelyn is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,060 women and 26 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Ketelyn most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Ketelyn (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ketelyn?

Ketelin, Kethelyn and Kethelin. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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