Meaning of the nameLavinha
- Female
- La-vi-nha
Lavinha is a female name of uncertain origin, with records concentrated among children born from 2000 onward.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,283 people named Lavinha, the 3,058th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 7, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Lavinha 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)
- 4,283
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,058
- Median age
- 7 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,663
- people
Lavinha in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lavinha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,965 people).
4,255 women 28 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 Lavinha is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lavinha in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Piauí 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 853 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 492 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 385 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 346 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 209 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 204 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 167 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 165 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 159 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 157 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 151 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 129 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 125 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 117 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 106 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 66 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lavinha
The origin of the name Lavinha is uncertain, and no meaning is documented for it. Lavinha recalls Lavínia, the name of Aeneas's last wife in Roman mythology, which Wiktionary also records as a female name in Portuguese; Behind the Name considers the origin of Lavínia probably Etruscan, with an unknown meaning, and the link between Lavinha and it is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,283 people named Lavinha, almost always women, with a median age of 7. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lavínia · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Behind the Name: Lavinia · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Lavinha
What does the name Lavinha mean?
The meaning of Lavinha 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 Lavinha in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,283 people with the first name Lavinha, which ranks it number 3,058 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Lavinha a boy's or a girl's name?
Lavinha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,255 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lavinha most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Lavinha (151 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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