Meaning of the nameOlívio
- Male
- O-lí-vi-o
Olívio is a masculine name of long-standing use in Brazil; in Italian and Galician, Olivio is described as a masculine form of Olivia, a name from Latin for 'olive'.
Meaning
The meaning of Olívio 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)
- 7,565
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,057
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,780
- people
Olívio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Olívio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (2,022 people).
31 women 7,534 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 Olívio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Olívio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.011%
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,816 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 1,300 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 993 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 840 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 521 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 295 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 210 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 183 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 176 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 146 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 144 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 137 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 109 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 74 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 67 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 53 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Olívio
In Portuguese, Wiktionary records Olívio as a masculine name. For Italian and Galician Olivio, the same dictionary explains that the name arose as a masculine form of Olivia, which comes from Latin olīva ('olive, olive branch'); the link of the Portuguese form to this origin is not known for certain. The name is most frequent among people born from the 1940s to the 1960s and is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,565 people named Olívio, with a median age of 65.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Olívio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Olivio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Olivia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Olívio
What does the name Olívio mean?
The meaning of Olívio 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 Olívio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,565 people with the first name Olívio, which ranks it number 2,057 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Olívio a boy's or a girl's name?
Olívio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 7,534 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Olívio most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.011% of the state's population is named Olívio (1,300 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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