Meaning of the nameGilvanice
- Female
- Gil-va-ni-ce
Gilvanice is a Brazilian feminine name, recorded almost only for women, with a peak among those born in the 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,146 people named Gilvanice, the 7,545th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilvanice 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)
- 1,146
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,545
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,179
- people
Gilvanice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilvanice, 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 (367 people).
1,137 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 Gilvanice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilvanice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 319 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 234 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 132 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 83 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 73 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 54 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 27 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 19 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilvanice
The origin of Gilvanice is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Gilvanete, a close name, as an example of the element -ete (from French -ette, from Latin -eta, a diminutive suffix) and treats Gil- as a possible fragment of given names such as Gilberto, of uncertain origin, but does not document how Gilvanice was formed. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,146 people named Gilvanice, with a median age of 45. The peak is in the 1970s, and the records decline from the 1990s on. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gilvanice
What does the name Gilvanice mean?
The meaning of Gilvanice 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 Gilvanice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,146 people with the first name Gilvanice, which ranks it number 7,545 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gilvanice a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilvanice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,137 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilvanice most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.004% of the state's population is named Gilvanice (319 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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