Meaning of the nameGilvam
- Male
- Gil-vam
Gilvam is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, spelled with a final "m", recorded mostly among people born in the 1960s to the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,843 people named Gilvam, the 5,401st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilvam 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)
- 1,843
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,401
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,189
- people
Gilvam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilvam, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (523 people).
0 women 1,833 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 Gilvam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilvam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 247 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 231 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 208 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 144 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 123 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 111 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 82 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 82 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 66 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilvam
The origin of Gilvam is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Gilvam as a spelling variant of Gilvan. In the dictionary's Morfemário (list of name elements), the element Gil- (in Gilvando, for example) has an uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names such as Gilberto, and the element -van (in Josivan, for example) has a doubtful origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,843 people named Gilvam, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. Almost all records are male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilvan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Gil- e -van) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gilvam
What does the name Gilvam mean?
The meaning of Gilvam 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 Gilvam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,843 people with the first name Gilvam, which ranks it number 5,401 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gilvam a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilvam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,833 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilvam most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gilvam (208 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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