Meaning of the nameKetley
- Female
- Ket-ley
Ketley is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, with most of the people recorded born in the 2000s and 2010s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,426 people named Ketley, the 4,504th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 15, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Ketley 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)
- 2,426
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,504
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,539
- people
Ketley in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ketley, 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 (1,005 people).
2,395 women 31 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 Ketley is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ketley in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 659 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 205 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 194 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 194 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 141 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 134 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 119 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 118 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 100 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 90 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 54 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ketley
The origin of the spelling Ketley is uncertain. Ketley matches the name of a locality in Shropshire, in England, but that does not show that the name comes from there. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,426 people named Ketley, with a median age of 15, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ketley · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Ketley
What does the name Ketley mean?
The meaning of Ketley 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 Ketley in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,426 people with the first name Ketley, which ranks it number 4,504 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Ketley a boy's or a girl's name?
Ketley is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,395 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ketley most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ketley (659 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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