Meaning of the nameKetly
- Female
- Ket-ly
Ketly is a Brazilian feminine name with a modern spelling and uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born from the 2000s onward.
Meaning
The meaning of Ketly 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)
- 1,970
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,169
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,123
- people
Ketly in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ketly, 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 (820 people).
1,956 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 Ketly is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ketly in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 244 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 235 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 207 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 198 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 123 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 100 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 78 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ketly
The origin of the spelling Ketly is uncertain. It resembles Kelly, an anglicized form of the Irish name Ceallach according to Behind the Name, but no source links the two spellings. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,970 people named Ketly, with a median age of 14; almost all were born from 1990 onward. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. The name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Kelly · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Ketly
What does the name Ketly mean?
The meaning of Ketly 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 Ketly in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,970 people with the first name Ketly, which ranks it number 5,169 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Ketly a boy's or a girl's name?
Ketly is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,956 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ketly most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.006% of the state's population is named Ketly (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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