Meaning of the nameOlívia
- Female
- Latin origin
- O-lí-vi-a
Olívia is a feminine name that comes from Latin Olīva, an old saint's name formed from olīva, 'olive, olive branch'.
- People (2022)
- 55,408
- Rank in Brazil
- #528
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 41,175
- people
Olívia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Olívia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (13,718 people).
55,166 women 242 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 Olívia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Olívia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.045%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.038%
- Distrito Federal 0.037%
- Paraná 0.036%
- São Paulo 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 15,756 | 0.036% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,522 | 0.032% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,685 | 0.029% |
| Paraná | 4,145 | 0.036% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,138 | 0.038% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,391 | 0.045% |
| Bahia | 2,465 | 0.017% |
| Goiás | 1,737 | 0.025% |
| Pernambuco | 1,486 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 1,262 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 1,051 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,036 | 0.037% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,035 | 0.027% |
| Mato Grosso | 959 | 0.026% |
| Maranhão | 885 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 814 | 0.030% |
| Amazonas | 721 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 672 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 491 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 446 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 414 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 329 | 0.021% |
| Tocantins | 327 | 0.022% |
| Sergipe | 225 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 160 | 0.025% |
| Acre | 136 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 120 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Olívia
In Portuguese, Wiktionary records Olívia as the equivalent of English Olivia, which comes from Latin Olīva, an old saint's name derived from olīva, 'olive, olive branch'. Behind the Name says that the spelling Olivia was used by Shakespeare for a character in the comedy Twelfth Night (1602) and that it is perhaps based on Oliva, on Oliver or directly on Latin oliva. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 55,408 people named Olívia, with a median age of 18. The name has many records among people born in the 1940s and 1950s, grew a great deal among people born from 2010 on and, proportionally, is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Olívia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Olivia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Olivia · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Olívia
What does the name Olívia mean?
Olívia means “olive, olive branch”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Olívia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 55,408 people with the first name Olívia, which ranks it number 528 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Olívia a boy's or a girl's name?
Olívia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 55,166 women and 242 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Olívia?
Olívia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Olívia most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.045% of the state's population is named Olívia (3,391 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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