Meaning of the nameRivelino
- Male
- Ri-ve-li-no
Rivelino is a masculine name ending in -ino, a diminutive formative of Latin origin; the origin of the beginning of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Rivelino 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)
- 4,859
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,786
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,547
- people
Rivelino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rivelino, 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 (3,368 people).
0 women 4,851 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 Rivelino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rivelino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 631 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 514 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 438 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 299 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 290 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 263 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 254 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 246 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 221 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 201 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 183 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 176 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 149 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 148 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 125 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 102 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 99 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 94 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 68 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 58 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 54 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 53 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 46 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 35 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rivelino
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formative -ino as a diminutive suffix from Latin, found in names such as Adelino and Bernardino. The origin of the initial part, Rivel-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. Almost always male, it has most of its records among people born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,859 people named Rivelino, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ino) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rivelino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Rivelino
What does the name Rivelino mean?
The meaning of Rivelino 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 Rivelino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,859 people with the first name Rivelino, which ranks it number 2,786 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rivelino a boy's or a girl's name?
Rivelino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,851 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rivelino most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Rivelino (201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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