Meaning of the nameKeylla
- Female
- English origin
- Keyl-la
Keylla is a spelling of the name Keila.
Meaning
The meaning of Keylla 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)
- 3,100
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,803
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,542
- people
Keylla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Keylla, 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 (745 people).
3,091 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 Keylla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Keylla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 426 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 334 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 315 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 251 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 249 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 136 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 131 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 105 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 94 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 93 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 87 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 86 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 56 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 43 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Keylla
It combines the Y with the doubled L; the Dicionário lists it among the variants of Keila.
About the name Keila
Behind the Name records Keila, used in Brazil and in modern English, as a variant of Kayla and says the name may also have been inspired by Keilah, a city in the Old Testament. Kayla, in turn, is described as a combination of the popular sound elements kay and la, so the origin of Keila is uncertain and the name has no established meaning. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil groups Keila, Keyla and Keylla and also records the spellings Keilah, Kheila and Kheyla. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 61,451 people named Keila, with a peak among those born in the 1980s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá.
Other spellings of Keila
Sources
- Behind the Name: Keila · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Kayla · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Keila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Keylla
What does the name Keylla mean?
The meaning of Keylla 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 Keylla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,100 people with the first name Keylla, which ranks it number 3,803 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Keylla a boy's or a girl's name?
Keylla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,091 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Keylla?
Keylla is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Keylla most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Keylla (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Keylla?
Keila, Keyla and Keilla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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