Meaning of the nameIvete
Ivete is a feminine name that came from French Yvette, a feminine form of Yves, a name linked to an ancient element meaning 'yew'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Yves (Ivo), a name linked to an element meaning 'yew'”
Source: Wiktionary: Ivete · Wiktionary: Ivo · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivo · Behind the Name: Ivo
- People (2022)
- 42,057
- Rank in Brazil
- #641
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 47,806
- people
Ivete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (14,867 people).
41,884 women 173 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 Ivete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.062%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.055%
- Paraná 0.047%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.025%
- São Paulo 0.025%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,913 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,008 | 0.055% |
| Paraná | 5,321 | 0.047% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,677 | 0.062% |
| Bahia | 2,198 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,190 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,042 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 1,267 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 1,072 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 791 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 689 | 0.025% |
| Amazonas | 536 | 0.014% |
| Paraíba | 516 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 494 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 424 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 424 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 413 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 356 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 310 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 295 | 0.019% |
| Ceará | 278 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 275 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 245 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 107 | 0.017% |
| Amapá | 90 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 77 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivete
Wiktionary records Ivete as a borrowing from French Yvette, formed from Yves and the suffix -ette, as the feminine equivalent of Ivo and as a doublet of Ivone; Behind the Name gives it as the Portuguese form of Yvette. The origin of Yves is described as uncertain: it would be a short form of Germanic or Celtic names beginning with iv-, 'yew'. Behind the Name and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil also link Ivo to the root iv-, 'yew', and the meaning given is therefore that of the base. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 42,057 people named Ivete, with a median age of 58. It is an almost always female name and, proportionally, most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ivete · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Ivo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Yves · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ivete · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ivo · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Ivete
What does the name Ivete mean?
Ivete means “feminine form of Yves (Ivo), a name linked to an element meaning 'yew'”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Ivete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 42,057 people with the first name Ivete, which ranks it number 641 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ivete a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 41,884 women and 173 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ivete?
Ivete is a name of French, Germanic and Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ivete most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.062% of the state's population is named Ivete (4,677 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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