Meaning of the nameIlva
- Female
- Il-va
Ilva is a short female name with no meaning known for certain in Brazil, which is also the Latin name of the island of Elba.
Meaning
The meaning of Ilva 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)
- 1,803
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,505
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,244
- people
Ilva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ilva, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (505 people).
1,796 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 Ilva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ilva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 422 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 255 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 238 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 134 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 133 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 126 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ilva
Wiktionary records Ilva as the Latin name of the island of Elba, in reference to the Ligurian people known as the Ilvates, and as a female name in Latvia, of unknown origin. The origin of the name in Brazil is uncertain and its meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,803 people named Ilva, almost always women and mostly born before 1960. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ilva · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Ilva
What does the name Ilva mean?
The meaning of Ilva 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 Ilva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,803 people with the first name Ilva, which ranks it number 5,505 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Ilva a boy's or a girl's name?
Ilva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,796 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ilva most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ilva (422 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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