Meaning of the nameNilvania
- Female
- Nil-va-ni-a
Nilvania is a Brazilian feminine name, recorded almost always for women born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and its origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,051 people named Nilvania, the 5,025th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilvania 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)
- 2,051
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,025
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,154
- people
Nilvania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilvania, 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 (686 people).
2,043 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 Nilvania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilvania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.004%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 344 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 301 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 245 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 241 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 102 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilvania
The origin of Nilvania is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has no entry for a formative -vania or for Nil-, so the structure of the name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,051 people named Nilvania, with a median age of 41, most of them born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s; they are almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- IBGE: Nomes no Brasil, Censo 2022 (Nilvania) · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Nilvania
What does the name Nilvania mean?
The meaning of Nilvania 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 Nilvania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,051 people with the first name Nilvania, which ranks it number 5,025 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Nilvania a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilvania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,043 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nilvania most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.004% of the state's population is named Nilvania (245 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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