Meaning of the nameElvis

Elvis is a male name taken from English without changing the spelling, of unknown meaning, and it peaked in Brazil among those born in the 1990s.

Meaning

The meaning of Elvis 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): 23,842
Rank in Brazil: #946
Median age: 32 years
2010 Census: 25,113; people

Elvis in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elvis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (8,596 people).

136 women 23,706 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 Elvis is most common

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

Roraima 0.032%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.020%
Rondônia 0.015%
Amazonas 0.015%
Sergipe 0.015%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	5,768	0.013%
Minas Gerais	2,435	0.012%
Bahia	1,793	0.013%
Paraná	1,586	0.014%
Pernambuco	1,105	0.012%
Santa Catarina	1,080	0.014%
Rio de Janeiro	1,068	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,047	0.010%
Pará	986	0.012%
Goiás	870	0.012%
Ceará	705	0.008%
Amazonas	570	0.015%
Mato Grosso do Sul	559	0.020%
Mato Grosso	521	0.014%
Maranhão	505	0.008%
Espírito Santo	469	0.012%
Alagoas	412	0.013%
Paraíba	345	0.009%
Distrito Federal	326	0.012%
Sergipe	320	0.015%
Rio Grande do Norte	298	0.009%
Piauí	293	0.009%
Rondônia	238	0.015%
Roraima	203	0.032%
Tocantins	156	0.010%
Acre	99	0.012%
Amapá	85	0.012%

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

About the name Elvis

Elvis is a direct borrowing from English, with no adaptation of the spelling, according to Wiktionary, which considers the ultimate origin of the English name uncertain. Behind the Name says the meaning is unknown and points to the English surname Elvis, a variant of Elwes, which goes back to the name Eloise, as the probable source. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,842 people named Elvis, with a median age of 32. The name is almost always male, peaked among those born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in Roraima.

Sources

Wiktionary: Elvis · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Elvis · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Elvis

What does the name Elvis mean?

The meaning of Elvis 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 Elvis in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,842 people with the first name Elvis, which ranks it number 946 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Elvis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 136 women and 23,706 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Elvis?

Elvis is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elvis most common?

Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.032% of the state's population is named Elvis (203 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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