Meaning of the nameSávia
- Female
- Sá-vi-a
Sávia is a Brazilian feminine name, with records since the 1960s and most frequent among people born in the 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,481 people named Sávia, the 6,321st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Sávia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,481
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,321
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,511
- people
Sávia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sávia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (439 people).
1,462 women 0 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 Sávia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sávia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.005%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 232 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 157 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 107 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 107 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 69 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 64 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 57 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| 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 Sávia
The origin of Sávia is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE, which records the name without the accent, counted 1,481 people named Savia, with a median age of 27. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí, and the name is almost always female. The records are concentrated among people born in the 1980s to 2000s.
Sources
- Wikcionário: Sávia · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Sávia
What does the name Sávia mean?
The meaning of Sávia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Sávia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,481 people with the first name Sávia, which ranks it number 6,321 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Sávia a boy's or a girl's name?
Sávia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,462 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sávia most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Sávia (157 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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