Meaning of the nameRosalva

Rosalva is a feminine name, a variant of Rosalba, an Italian name formed from the Latin rosa and alba, understood as 'white rose'.

Meaning

“white rose”

Source: Behind the Name: Rosalva · Behind the Name: Rosalba

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People (2022): 4,325
Rank in Brazil: #3,036
Median age: 58 years
2010 Census: 5,437; people

Rosalva in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rosalva, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,238 people).

4,279 women 46 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 Rosalva is most common

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

Sergipe 0.006%
Paraíba 0.005%
Pernambuco 0.004%
Bahia 0.003%
Pará 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	799	0.002%
Bahia	465	0.003%
Minas Gerais	447	0.002%
Pernambuco	351	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	283	0.002%
Pará	232	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	205	0.002%
Paraíba	180	0.005%
Paraná	165	0.001%
Santa Catarina	132	0.002%
Sergipe	132	0.006%
Maranhão	122	0.002%
Ceará	106	0.001%
Amazonas	98	0.003%
Goiás	95	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	84	0.003%
Alagoas	80	0.003%
Espírito Santo	67	0.002%
Mato Grosso	60	0.002%
Distrito Federal	48	0.002%
Piauí	46	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	45	0.001%
Rondônia	29	0.002%
Amapá	23	0.003%

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

About the name Rosalva

Behind the Name lists Rosalva as a variant of Rosalba, an Italian name formed from the Latin rosa, 'rose', and alba, 'white', and translates the whole as 'white rose'. The meaning is therefore that of the base name Rosalba. The only difference in spelling is the V in place of the B. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,325 people named Rosalva, with a median age of 58, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.

Sources

Behind the Name: Rosalva · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Rosalba · behindthename.com · meaning
Wikcionário: Rosalva · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Rosalva

What does the name Rosalva mean?

Rosalva means “white rose”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Rosalva in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,325 people with the first name Rosalva, which ranks it number 3,036 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Rosalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,279 women and 46 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rosalva?

Rosalva is a name of Latin and Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rosalva most common?

Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.006% of the state's population is named Rosalva (132 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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