Meaning of the nameNivia
- Female
- Ni-vi-a
Nivia is a female name of uncertain origin, with the variants Nivya and Nyvia, given mostly to people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Nivia 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)
- 14,060
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,351
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,377
- people
Nivia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nivia, 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 (3,329 people).
14,011 women 49 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 Nivia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nivia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.012%
- Alagoas 0.012%
- Sergipe 0.012%
- Bahia 0.012%
- Ceará 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,507 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 1,889 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 1,626 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,072 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 864 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 638 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 632 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 570 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 555 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 504 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 387 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 381 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 308 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 264 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 259 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 234 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 229 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 225 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 218 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 179 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 148 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 79 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 60 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 53 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nivia
The origin of the spelling Nivia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the name with the graphic variants Nivya and Nyvia, which swap one of the I letters for Y. It is an almost always female name, present in every birth range since before 1940, with the largest groups in the 1970s and 1980s; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,060 people named Nivia, with a median age of 38.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nivia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nivia
What does the name Nivia mean?
The meaning of Nivia 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 Nivia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,060 people with the first name Nivia, which ranks it number 1,351 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Nivia a boy's or a girl's name?
Nivia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,011 women and 49 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nivia most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.012% of the state's population is named Nivia (2,507 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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