Meaning of the nameNatividade
- Female
- Latin origin
- Na-ti-vi-da-de
Natividade is a feminine name of Latin origin, from nativitas, 'birth', and also a word that designates the birth of Jesus Christ.
- People (2022)
- 2,045
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,035
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,909
- people
Natividade in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Natividade, 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 (564 people).
1,935 women 110 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 Natividade is most common
States with the highest share of people named Natividade in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 391 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 377 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 169 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 145 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 131 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 109 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 101 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 74 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Natividade
Natividade coincides with the Portuguese word, which Priberam derives from the Latin nativitas and defines as birth, especially that of Jesus Christ, and as a synonym of Natal. Wiktionary records Natividade as a learned borrowing from the Latin nātīvitātem and lists its use as a feminine name; in Latin, nātīvitās is formed from nātīvus, 'native', and comes from nāscor, 'to be born'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,045 people named Natividade, with a median age of 66.
Sources
- Priberam: natividade · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: nativitas (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Natividade · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Natividade
What does the name Natividade mean?
Natividade means “birth”, according to Priberam and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Natividade in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,045 people with the first name Natividade, which ranks it number 5,035 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Natividade a boy's or a girl's name?
Natividade is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,935 women and 110 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Natividade?
Natividade is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Natividade most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Natividade (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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