Meaning of the nameNilvana
- Female
- Nil-va-na
Nilvana is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ana and highly concentrated among women born from 1960 to 1980.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,078 people named Nilvana, the 7,854th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilvana 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)
- 1,078
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,854
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,116
- people
Nilvana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilvana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (344 people).
1,074 women 0 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 Nilvana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilvana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 189 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 157 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 130 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 77 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilvana
The origin of Nilvana as a whole is uncertain. The name ends in -ana, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as one of the most productive in the language and links to Latin -ana, 'originating from, belonging to'. The same dictionary records Nilmara with the formation Nil- + -mara, the same beginning as Nilvana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,078 people named Nilvana, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilmara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nilvana
What does the name Nilvana mean?
The meaning of Nilvana 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 Nilvana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,078 people with the first name Nilvana, which ranks it number 7,854 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Nilvana a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilvana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,074 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nilvana most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nilvana (157 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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