Meaning of the nameNilva
- Female
- Nil-va
Nilva is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, most frequent among people born in the decades from 1950 to 1970.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilva is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 20,734
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,036
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,903
- people
Nilva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilva, 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 (7,189 people).
20,616 women 118 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 Nilva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.046%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.030%
- Santa Catarina 0.023%
- Tocantins 0.020%
- Mato Grosso 0.018%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,071 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,274 | 0.030% |
| Goiás | 3,274 | 0.046% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,098 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,784 | 0.023% |
| Paraná | 1,604 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 734 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 675 | 0.018% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 566 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 456 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 438 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 378 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 308 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 222 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 203 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 112 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 83 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilva
The origin of Nilva is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. The same ending appears in Anilva and Renilva, names recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,734 people named Nilva, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always female, the largest number were born in the 1960s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anilva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Renilva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Nilva
What does the name Nilva mean?
The meaning of Nilva is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Nilva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,734 people with the first name Nilva, which ranks it number 1,036 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nilva a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 20,616 women and 118 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nilva most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.046% of the state's population is named Nilva (3,274 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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