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Meaning of the nameRhavy

Rhavy is a spelling of the name Ravi, which means “sun”.

Meaning

“sun”

Meaning of the name Ravi, of which Rhavy is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Ravi · Behind the Name: Ravi

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People (2022)
1,811
Rank in Brazil
#5,486
Median age
1 years
2010 Census
45
people

Rhavy in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rhavy, 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 (1,482 people).

23 women 1,788 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 Rhavy is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rhavy in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.002%
  2. Maranhão 0.002%
  3. Pernambuco 0.002%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia2670.002%
Minas Gerais1940.001%
São Paulo1840.000%
Pernambuco1370.002%
Maranhão1120.002%
Rio de Janeiro1070.001%
Pará940.001%
Espírito Santo880.002%
Paraíba840.002%
Ceará650.001%
Goiás650.001%
Amazonas550.001%
Paraná500.000%
Rio Grande do Sul450.000%
Alagoas370.001%
Santa Catarina360.001%
Piauí300.001%
Tocantins270.002%
Mato Grosso250.001%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Sergipe210.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Rhavy

It combines both changes, the initial RH and the final Y, and is the least recorded in the group.

About the name Ravi

Wiktionary records Ravi as a name taken from Sanskrit रवि (ravi), 'the sun or the sun god'. Behind the Name agrees: the name comes from a Sanskrit word for the sun, which in the Hindu tradition also names a solar deity. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,267 people named Ravi, with a median age of 1; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Almost all were born from 2010 onward, and the name is almost always male. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Ravy, Rhavi and Rhavy as spelling variants of Ravi.

Other spellings of Ravi

SpellingPeople (2022)
Ravi63,267
Ravy6,055
Rhavi4,759
Rhavy1,811

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ravi · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Ravi · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ravi · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rhavy

What does the name Rhavy mean?

Rhavy means “sun”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Ravi, of which Rhavy is a spelling.

How many people are named Rhavy in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,811 people with the first name Rhavy, which ranks it number 5,486 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Rhavy a boy's or a girl's name?

Rhavy is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 1,788 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rhavy?

Rhavy is a name of Sanskrit origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rhavy most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rhavy (267 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rhavy?

Ravi, Ravy and Rhavi. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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