Meaning of the nameLívio

Male
Latin origin
Lí-vi-o

Lívio is a masculine name of Latin origin, linked to the Roman family name Livius, whose meaning is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,602 people named Lívio, the 4,300th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Meaning

The meaning of Lívio 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): 2,602
Rank in Brazil: #4,300
Median age: 42 years
2010 Census: 2,959; people

Lívio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lívio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (706 people).

0 women 2,586 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 Lívio is most common

States with the highest share of people named Lívio in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Piauí 0.007%
Ceará 0.002%
Pernambuco 0.002%
Minas Gerais 0.002%
Goiás 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	372	0.002%
São Paulo	334	0.001%
Piauí	219	0.007%
Rio de Janeiro	211	0.001%
Bahia	192	0.001%
Ceará	182	0.002%
Pernambuco	173	0.002%
Goiás	107	0.002%
Maranhão	101	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	87	0.001%
Pará	80	0.001%
Paraná	62	0.001%
Santa Catarina	60	0.001%
Distrito Federal	59	0.002%
Amazonas	56	0.001%
Paraíba	56	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	48	0.002%
Sergipe	39	0.002%
Alagoas	36	0.001%
Espírito Santo	27	0.001%
Mato Grosso	25	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	21	0.001%
Tocantins	20	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Lívio

Lívio corresponds to Latin Livius, the name of a Roman family. Wiktionary cautiously links Livius to the Latin verb liveo, 'to be livid', and does not rule out an Etruscan origin; Behind the Name says the origin is uncertain and mentions liveo or lividus as possible roots. For this reason the meaning of the name is not known for certain. Livia is the feminine form in Latin and Livio is the Italian form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,602 people named Lívio, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Sources

Wiktionary: Livius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Livio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Livius · behindthename.com · origin
Wikcionário: Lívio · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Lívio

What does the name Lívio mean?

The meaning of Lívio 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 Lívio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,602 people with the first name Lívio, which ranks it number 4,300 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Lívio a boy's or a girl's name?

Lívio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,586 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Lívio?

Lívio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lívio most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.007% of the state's population is named Lívio (219 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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